Khalil (given name)
Encyclopedia
Khalil or Halil means friend in Arabic and is a common male first name in the Middle East
, North Africa
, Central Asia
, the Balkans
, and South Asia
. It is also a common surname
having origins in the Middle East, India, and Africa (although largely concentrated in Arabia). The term, however, is that which is ascribed to the Patriarch Abraham by the Koran (as "Khalil Allah"), which is of course a derivation of the Patriarch's Hebrew title, Kal El ( קל-אל), which means "voice of God".[44][45]
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
, North Africa
North Africa
North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, and...
, Central Asia
Central Asia
Central Asia is a core region of the Asian continent from the Caspian Sea in the west, China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, and Russia in the north...
, the Balkans
Balkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
, and South Asia
South Asia
South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...
. It is also a common surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
having origins in the Middle East, India, and Africa (although largely concentrated in Arabia). The term, however, is that which is ascribed to the Patriarch Abraham by the Koran (as "Khalil Allah"), which is of course a derivation of the Patriarch's Hebrew title, Kal El ( קל-אל), which means "voice of God".[44][45]
People
- Halil AkıncıHalil AkıncıHalil Akıncı is a Turkish diplomat and is the current Ambassador of Turkey to Russia, presenting his credentials to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on 18 September 2008.-References:...
, Turkish diplomat - Halil AltıntopHalil AltintopHalil Altıntop is a German-born Turkish national footballer. He currently plays for Trabzonspor. He is the identical twin brother of Hamit Altıntop who plays for Real Madrid.-Career:...
, Turkish footballer - Khalil AhmedKhalil AhmedKhalil Ahmed was a well known Pakistani composer for films. He started his career with film Anchal in 1962 and remained one of the leading music directors in subcontinent.-Early Life and career:...
, Pakistani composer - Halil AkkaşHalil AkkasHalil Akkaş is a Turkish middle distance runner. He was born in Kütahya.He won the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2005 World Student Games...
, Turkish middle distance runner - Khalil AzmiKhalil AzmiKhalil Azmi is a retired Moroccan football goalkeeper. He played ten seasons in the Moroccan League, two in the USISL, two in the National Professional Soccer League, one in the A-League and one in Major League Soccer.-Career:...
, Moroccan footballer - Halil BerktayHalil BerktayHalil Berktay is a Turkish historian at Sabancı University and columnist for the daily Taraf.-Biography:Berktay was born into an intellectual Turkish Communist family. His father, Erdogan Berktay, was a member of the old clandestine Communist Party of Turkey...
, Turkish historian - Khalil FongKhalil FongKhalil Fong was born on 14 July 1983. He is an American born, Hong Kong-based soul Mandopop singer-songwriter signed to the Warner Music Hong Kong.-Biography:...
, Hong Kong singer and songwriter - Khalil GibranKhalil GibranKhalil Gibran Jubrān Khalīl Jubrān,Jibrān Khalīl Jibrān, or Jibrān Xalīl Jibrān; Arabic , January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931) also known as Kahlil Gibran, was a Lebanese American artist, poet, and writer...
, Lebanese American artist, poet and writer - Halil GürHalil GürHalil Gür is a Dutch author of Turkish extraction, and is important as one of the first Turkish immigrants to write about the Netherlands. His short stories focus mainly on the problems of migrant experiences, particularly in the context of the Dutch gastarbeider program...
, Dutch author - Khalil al-HibriKhalil al-HibriKhalil al-Hibri was a prominent Lebanese politician and businessman. He served in parliament in 1957 and as Minister of Public Works in the government of Sami el-Solh during the presidency of Camille Chamoun. In 1952, he joined the board of Beirut's Water Company in the Municipality of Beirut,...
, Lebanese politician - Halil İnalcıkHalil Inalcik-Biography:He was born in Istanbul to a Crimean Tatar family, which left Crimea for Constantinople in 1905. His birthday is unknown but İnalcık chose 26 May 1916 for his birthday. He attended Balıkesir Teacher Training School and then Ankara University, Faculty of Language, History and Geography,...
, Turkish historian - Khalil ibn Ishaq al-JundiKhalil ibn Ishaq al-JundiKhalil ibn Ishaq al-Jundi was an Egyptian jurisprudent in Maliki Islamic law who taught in Medina and Cairo. His Mukhtasar, known as the "Mukhtasar of Khalil", is considered an epitome of shariah law according to the Maliki madhhab, and is regarded as the most authoritative legal manual by North...
, Egyptian jurisprudent - Khalil KainKhalil KainKhaliloeron Kain is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Raheem Porter in the 1992 film Juice, and as Darnell Wilkes on the UPN/CW sitcom, Girlfriends.-Life and career:...
, American actor - Khalil MalekiKhalil MalekiKhalil Maleki was an Iranian political figure, socialist and intellectual.During the early 1940s, Maleki had been one of 53 left-wing intellectuals who had been imprisoned by Reza Shah. After his release, he had been one of the original founders of the Tudeh Party Khalil Maleki (1903 Tabriz -...
, Iranian politician - Khalil el-MoumniKhalil el-MoumniKhalil el-Moumni is a Moroccan imam who preaches at the An-Nasr Mosque in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. He has been a center of controversy for his views on homosexuality, which brought him into open conflict with the Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn.In Morocco he had been banned several times for -...
, Moroccan imam - Khalil al-SakakiniKhalil al-SakakiniKhalil al-Sakakini was a Palestinian Christian, Arab Orthodox, educator, scholar, poet, and Arab nationalist.-Early life:Khalil Sakakini was born into an Arab Christian family in Jerusalem on January 23, 1878...
, Palestinian academic