Khalid

Khalid meaning

Khalid (خالد) is a Muslim and international boy's name of Arabic origin.

Remaining, staying; from khalada, to abide for ever

Also used to mean: eternal, immortal

Khalid (خالد) is the Arabic khālid, the active participle of khalada, from the root kh-l-d. Lane glosses the verb as "he remained, stayed, dwelt or abode", used especially of abiding for ever in Paradise, and gives khālid itself more plainly as "remaining, staying". The plural khālidīn, "abiding for ever", occurs often in the Quran, as in 4:13. Name lists today give Khalid as "eternal" or "immortal", which is close to the verb's sense of abiding for ever. Its most famous bearer is Khālid ibn al-Walīd (died 642), the general known as Sayf Allāh, "the Sword of God", who took Damascus in 635 and defeated the Byzantine army at the Yarmūk in 636. A shrine and mosque honour him in Homs, Syria.

Source: Lane, An Arabic–English Lexicon (1863–93), Book I, Part 2, p. 783–784 · entry khālid (خَالِدٌ), root kh-l-d · See the entry
In the Quran: 4:13 (khālidīna (خَـٰلِدِينَ)) · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Lane, An Arabic–English Lexicon, khālid (خَالِدٌ), pp. 783–784 · Quran 4:13 · Britannica, Khālid ibn al-Walīd · Britannica, Homs

Famous namesakes

• Khālid ibn al-Walīd (died 642), the general called Sayf Allāh, "Sword of God"

Popularity abroad

• #940 United States, boys 2025 (down 3 from 937 in 2024)
  US Social Security Administration
• #252 England and Wales, boys 2025
  Office for National Statistics

Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.

Spellings

Khalid · Khaled

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