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خِضْر
Khidr
KHIDR
“Green; the verdant one.”
About Khidr
Khidr is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "green; the verdant one" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root خ-ض-ر meaning 'green'. Al-Khidr, 'the Green One', is a revered figure of wisdom in Islamic tradition, associated with life and renewal.
Common in Pakistan (Khizar) and Turkey (Hızır).
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Khizar, Khizr, Khadir, Hizir
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Khidr is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Khidr
- What does the name Khidr mean?
- Khidr (خِضْر) means "Green; the verdant one". From the Arabic root خ-ض-ر meaning 'green'. Al-Khidr, 'the Green One', is a revered figure of wisdom in Islamic tradition, associated with life and renewal.
- Is Khidr a name from the Qur'an?
- Khidr does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Khidr a boy or a girl name?
- Khidr is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Khidr come from?
- Khidr is an Arabic name, built on the root letters KH-Ḍ-R. Common in Pakistan (Khizar) and Turkey (Hızır).
- How is Khidr spelled?
- Khidr is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (خِضْر) is also written Khizar, Khizr, Khadir, and Hizir. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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