Khalil (name)

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Khalil or Khaleel or Halil (Arabic: خليل) means friend in Arabic and is a common male first name in the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia, South Asia and as such is also a common surname.

The Turkish language equivalent Halil (see separate listing)

In other languages

The following names can be interpreted as Khalil:

Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi: an 8th-century Muslim scholar best known as the author of Kitab al-'Ayn.

Khalil (singer) (born 1994), full name Khalil Amir Sharief, American Contemporary R&B singer
Khalil Ahmed (1936–1997), Pakistani composer
Khalil Azmi (born 1964), Moroccan footballer
Khalil Duhoki (born 1951), or Xelîl Duhokî, Iraqi Kurdish writer, poet
Khalil Fong (born 1983), Hong Kong singer and songwriter
Khalil Gibran (1883–1931), Lebanese American artist, poet and writer
Khalil al-Hibri, Lebanese politician
Khalil ibn Ishaq al-Jundi (died 14th-century), Egyptian jurisprudent
Khalil Kain (born 1964), American actor
Khalil Maleki (1903–1969), Iranian politician
Khalil Mamut (born 1977), Uyghur refugee
Khalil el-Moumni (born 1941), Moroccan imam
Khalil Paden (born 1989), American football player
Khalil Rashow (born 1952), also known as Xelîl Cindî Reşo, Yazidi-Kurdish academic, writer and researcher
Khalil al-Sakakini (1878–1953), Palestinian academic

Bob Khaleel, American hip hop artist, better known by his stage name Bronx Style Bob
Ibrahim Khaleel (born 1982), Indian cricketer