Khalil (name)
Khalil or Khaleel means friend and is a common male first name in the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia and among Muslims in South Asia and as such is also a common surname. The female counterpart of this name is Khalila or Khaleela.In other languages
The following names can be interpreted as Khalil:
- Arabic: Khalil, Khaleel, Halil, Khelil
- Azerbaijani: Xəlil
- Kurdish: Xelîl
- Turkish: Halil
- Bengali: Kholil, Khalil, Khaleel
Persons with the given name
Khaleel
- Khaleel Mamoon, Urdu poet
- Khaleel-Ur-Rehman Azmi, Urdu poet
Al-Khalil
- Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi: an 8th-century Muslim scholar best known as the author of Kitab al-'Ayn
Khalil
- Khalil , Indian actor
- Khalil , American singer
- Khalil Ahmed, Pakistani composer
- Khalil Azmi, Moroccan footballer
- Khalil Bass, American football player
- Khalil Davis, American football player
- Khalil Fong, Hong Kong singer and songwriter
- Khalil Gibran, Lebanese-American artist, poet and writer
- Khalil Greene, American baseball player
- Khalil al-Hibri, Lebanese politician
- Khalil ibn Ishaq al-Jundi, Egyptian jurisprudent
- Khalil Kain, American actor
- Khalil Khamis, Emirati footballer
- Khalil Khamis, Lebanese footballer
- Khalil Mack, American football defensive end and outside linebacker
- Khalil Maleki, Iranian politician
- Khalil Mamut, Uyghur refugee
- Khalil el-Moumni, Moroccan imam
- Khalil Paden, American football player
- Khalil Rashow, also known as Xelîl Cindî Reşo, Yazidi-Kurdish academic, writer and researcher
- Khalil Rountree Jr.,, American mixed martial artist
- Khalil al-Sakakini, Palestinian academic
- Khalil Tate, American football player
Khelil
- Khelil Bouhageb, Tunisian politician and reformer
Persons with the surname
Khaleel
- Bob Khaleel, American hip hop artist, better known by his stage name Bronx Style Bob
- Ibrahim Khaleel, Indian cricketer
Khalil
- Christel Khalil, American actress of Pakistani and African descent
- Ahmed Khalil, Emirati footballer
- Rabih Abou-Khalil, Lebanese oud player and composer
- Faisal Khalil, Emirati footballer
Khelil
- Chakib Khelil, Algerian politician, minister
- Rima Khelil, Algerian team handball player
