Given name

Khālid

Khālid is used as a given name.

Original Arabicخالد

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.

Khālid’s family of names

Khālid has a feminine form in Khalida. In Arabic usage, Khālid is a transliteration of خالد.

Walk Khālid’s family in the name graph

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Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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