Meaning of name Khalil
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Meaning 
The name Khalil has the following meaning: A great friend.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Khalil is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 434 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In both Years 2008 and 2009, the name Khalil remained at the same ranking of 492.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Khalil in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation  The name Khalil is pronounced as khah-leel Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Khalil and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Khalil: Boys - Abdul, Ahmad, Amir, Bilal, Dabir, Dalil, Damis, Danawi, Dawar, Hakeem, Hamza, Girls - Aida, Aisha, Akeelah, Akilah, Aleah, Aliyah, Almira, Amani, Amina, Amira, Aryana, Both genders - Ali, Jamal, Nakia, Numa, Nuri
Variants 
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Style 
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Khalil to be: Gentle, stylish and creativeIn one word, you might describe Khalil as a(n) " creative" person. See other "creative" names for boys.
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Famous persons  The names of some famous persons by the name Khalil (or its variants) are: Kahlil Gibran, born on 6 January, a famous author. Kahlil Gibran's background: A Lebanese American artist, poet and writer. He was born in Lebanon (at the time the Mount Lebanon Province of the Ottoman Empire) and spent most of his life in the United States. He is the third bestselling poet in history after Shakespeare and Lao Tse. Khalil Ibrahim al-Wazir , born on 10 October, a famous military. Khalil Ibrahim al-Wazir 's background: A Palestinian military leader and founder of the secular political party Fatah. As a top aide of the Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Yasser Arafat, al-Wazir had considerable influence in Fatah's military activities, eventually becoming the commander of Fatah's armed wing al-Assifa. Khalil Thabit Greene, born on 21 October, a famous athlete. Khalil Thabit Greene's background: A Major League Baseball shortstop who plays for the San Diego Padres.
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