name
Khalid
KHAH-lid
ˈxɑːlɪdListen
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Syllable breakdown
Khalid
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Pashto / Arabic (Afghanistan, Pakistan)
- Meaning
- an Arabic masculine name meaning eternal, immortal, or the one who endures, from the Arabic root kh-l-d (خلد) meaning to endure forever, to be immortal, to remain perpetually; the name is among the most glorified in Islamic history because of Khalid ibn al-Walid, the seventh-century Arab military commander who was nicknamed Sayf Allah al-Maslul (the Drawn Sword of God) by the Prophet Muhammad for his undefeated military record; Khalid ibn al-Walid's strategic genius transformed early Islamic conquests, winning battles at Walaja, Ullais, Yarmouk, and dozens of others without a single defeat in over a hundred battles — a military record that has never been matched; in Pashto-speaking communities in Afghanistan and Pakistan Khalid is one of the most common and revered masculine names
- Gender
- male
- Also spelled
- Khaled, Khaleed
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