Etymology & Historical Origin of the Baby Name Khalil

Khalīl is an Arabic masculine name which means “bosom friend”. The name is famously borne by a Lebanese-American poet Khalil Gibran (1883-1931), the author of the bestselling inspirational book “The Prophet” (1923) which was resurrected by the 1960s counterculture movement. According to Wikipedia, Gibran is the third bestselling poet of all time (after William Shakespeare and Lao-Tzu). The name Kahlil is strongly Arabic and therefore not super common within the Western World outside of people of Arab descent.

All About the Baby Name – Khalil

Personality

OF THE BOY NAME KHALIL

The number Eight personality has everything to do with power, wealth and abundance. Somehow, this personality has been blessed on the material plane, but their authoritative and problem-solving traits provide evidence that their good fortunes are not just the luck of the lottery. They are well earned. This is the personality of CEOs and high-ranking military personnel. Eights are intensely active, hard-driving individuals. Success is only meaningful to them after a job well-done.  They are remarkable in their ability to see the larger picture right down to the smallest details, and organize a strategy around success. They then have the ability to direct a group around them toward any goal, and realize individual potential to get the most out of their team.

Popularity

OF THE BOY NAME KHALIL

Khalil has only been on the American male naming charts since 1989, obviously influenced by the growing Arab-American population. The name only enjoys very low-moderate usage, but it seems to be here to stay. We love the “friend” meaning. Just like Jonathan is a name that symbolizes friendship from the Bible and Dakota comes from a Native-American language meaning “friend, alliance” – Khalil is one other ethnically diverse way to bestow the lovely concept of “friend” onto your son.

Quick Facts

ON KHALIL

GENDER:

Boy

ORIGIN:

Arabic

NUMBER OF SYLLABLES:

2

RANKING POPULARITY:

466

PRONUNCIATION:

ka-LEEL

SIMPLE MEANING:

Friend

Characteristics

OF KHALIL

Authoritative

Powerful

Tough

Tenacious

Wealthy

Problem-solver

Achiever

Cultural References to the Baby Name – Khalil

Literary Characters

OF THE BABY NAME KHALIL

We cannot find any significant literary characters by the name of Khalil

Childrens Books

ON THE BABY NAME KHALIL

We cannot find any childrens books with the first name Khalil


Popular Songs

ON KHALIL

Khalil
a song by Boyz II Men

Famous People

NAMED KHALIL

Khalil Gibran (poet)
Khalil Greene (baseball player)

Children of Famous People

NAMED KHALIL

We cannot find any children of famous people with the first name Khalil

Historic Figures

WITH THE NAME KHALIL

We cannot find any historically significant people with the first name Khalil