My first name is Khalid. In Arabic, this is خالد. It was originally spelled Khaled with an "e", to be more in line with the Egyptian pronounciation, but at some point I decided that Khalid with an "i" is closer to the classical version. The problem is that in English, this is taken to be a long "i", as in "-leed". It is more like "lid".
Khalid is a pre-Islamic Arabic name meaning "immortal". One of the earliest famous persons called Khalid is Khalid Ibn Al-Walid, a n Arab general whose conquests against the two most powerful empires of the time (Byzantine and Sassanian) brought him everlasting fame. He is one of a few military commanders who never knew defeat in battle.
Resources
- Detailed biography of Khalid Ibn Al Walid.
- Wikipedia biography of Khalid ibn al Walid.
- Wikipedia entry for the Khalid as a name.
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Anonymous (not verified)
Halid Ibn-ül Velid
Sun, 2006/09/17 - 20:04Halid Ibn-ül Velid, one the biggest muslim army leader, won a war against tens of thousands Byzantine soldiers with less than 5000 muslim soldiers.
Died in his bed with his sword in his hand.
andrei (not verified)
Every country must have such a hero
Thu, 2007/05/24 - 02:44I know you have spelling problems in English for your name, i think English speakers prefer to adapt the spelling in their language which doesn't feel fair to me. I my self am trying to spell correctly. Regarding the hero, i admire that, he gain his own immortality in battles and wars, we have few the same in our country.
Anonymous (not verified)
I love the name khalid. I
Wed, 2007/07/25 - 14:08I love the name khalid. I just met an Arabic friend with that name.
Perhaps its not the name I love, but him. hehehe.
khalid akhtari (not verified)
Want to know more about khalid name
Fri, 2011/04/29 - 00:13Hello all.
this is khalid for afghanistan and iam very happy to find this nice site,,,,
I like to join in khalid group also so i realy like to me a member of khalid group and like to know more About my name.........
thanks and regards
Mohammad khalid akhtari
David Durham (not verified)
Khalid
Sat, 2013/12/07 - 21:56I understand the name Khalid means immortal. It was the name of a great Moslem General that fought for Islam against the Byzantines and Persia he was called the sword of Allah and never lost a Battle. he was a great coqueror for Islam.
rawan (not verified)
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Thu, 2007/07/26 - 11:47i luv then ame khalid my best f'z name iz khaled with an "e" tho...
Rawan (not verified)
Its kool
Thu, 2007/07/26 - 11:49i luv the name khalid its kool i like it
heh nd my best.frnd;z name iz khalid nd i luv'im alott
Anonymous king ... (not verified)
khalid meaning
Tue, 2007/08/21 - 09:47my name is khalid and I love my name, khalid mean never die last for ever like river in the heaven.
Khalid C. (not verified)
Khalid
Fri, 2007/09/07 - 10:57Khalid is a strong name with a good meaning. My parents gave me the name and we pronounce it Kha-leed i guess being american and all. I may start pronouncing it with the led at the end.
Immortal. Eternal. Everlasting.
Khalid Mahmood (not verified)
Love the human being
Sat, 2009/11/07 - 10:02I like this name very much this the historic name and all over the world it is found
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