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Khaliil

/kha-LEEL/Somali · a boy’s name

“Arabic-derived: a dear and faithful friend”

How to say it
kha-LEEL
Given to
Boys
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

KhaliilKhalil

From the same family

01Khalaf“Arabic Khalaf: successor, descendant, replacement, or one who comes after.”Somalimale→︎02Khalid“Arabic-derived: enduring, lasting, and steadfast”Somalimale→︎