Given name & surname
Haykal
“big temple/palace”
Haykal is used as a given name and a surname.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Haykal is a romanization of هيكل. هيكل goes back to Sumerian 𒂍𒃲 (e₂-gal), meaning “big temple/palace.”
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Where it comes from
Haykal is a romanization of هيكل. هيكل comes from Proto-West Semitic, and ultimately from Sumerian.
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Haykal’s family of names
In Arabic usage, Haykal as a surname is a Roman-alphabet rendering of هيكل.
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