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Khalil

Khalil proper noun: a male given name from Arabic.

Proper noun

Khalil (plural Khalils)

  1. A male given name from Arabic.
  2. A surname from Arabic.

Forms of Khalil

pluralKhalils

Origin of Khalil

Borrowed from Arabic خَلِيل (ḵalīl, “friend”).

Questions about Khalil

What does Khalil mean?
Khalil means a male given name from Arabic.
What part of speech is Khalil?
Khalil is a proper noun.

Words near Khalil in the dictionary

  1. khalifates
  2. khalifats
  3. khaliff
  4. khaliffs
  5. khalifs
  6. Khalil
  7. Khalili
  8. Khalilis
  9. Khalils
  10. Khalilzadeh
  11. Khalilzadehs

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