Given name

Xəlil

Xəlil is a masculine given name from Arabic. It is used in Azerbaijani.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Xəlil comes from Arabic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Arabic خَلِيل; its root is Arabic خ ل ل.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Xəlil’s family of names

In Azerbaijani usage, Xəlil has a related form in Хәлил.

Walk Xəlil’s family in the name graph

XəlilХәлил

The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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“beautiful”

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“lawyer”

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>99% boys

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Jahil

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No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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Cemil

“beautiful”

No U.S. birth series

99% boys · 1% girls

Arabic

Kərim

Kərim is a masculine given name from Arabic. It is used in Azerbaijani.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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