Boy name · Arabic
خليفة
Khalifa name meaning
kha-LEE-fah
“Successor; vicegerent”
About the name
GenderBoy
OriginArabic
Questions parents ask
What does Khalifa mean?
Khalifa (خليفة) means “Successor; vicegerent”.
How do you pronounce Khalifa?
Khalifa is pronounced kha-LEE-fah.
Is Khalifa a boy's or a girl's name?
Khalifa is a boy's name.
How is Khalifa written in Arabic?
In Arabic it is written خليفة.
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Meaning checked in Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (London, 1863–1893), which gives: “A successor: and a vice-agent, vice-gerent, lieutenant, substitute, proxy, or deputy”. See the entry ↗