Boy name · Arabic
خليل
Khalil name meaning
kha-LEEL
“A true, sincere friend”
About the name
GenderBoy
OriginArabic
In the Qur'anSurah An-Nisa (4:125)
Questions parents ask
What does Khalil mean?
Khalil (خليل) means “A true, sincere friend”.
How do you pronounce Khalil?
Khalil is pronounced kha-LEEL.
Is Khalil a boy's or a girl's name?
Khalil is a boy's name.
Is Khalil in the Qur'an?
Yes. The word appears in the Qur'an, for example in Surah An-Nisa (4:125).
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Meaning checked in Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (London, 1863–1893), which gives: “A friend; or a true, or sincere, friend”. See the entry ↗