A Name Story by Houdhoud
خُلُود
Kholoud
khu-LOOD
“Eternity, everlastingness.”
About Kholoud
Kholoud is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "eternity, everlastingness" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root خ-ل-د meaning 'to last forever'. Khulud is eternity — a wish for a life and a name that endure.
Popular in Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Khulood, Khulud, Kholood
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 Kholoud is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Kholoud
- What does the name Kholoud mean?
- Kholoud (خُلُود) means "Eternity, everlastingness". From the Arabic root خ-ل-د meaning 'to last forever'. Khulud is eternity — a wish for a life and a name that endure.
- Is Kholoud a name from the Qur'an?
- Kholoud 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 Kholoud a boy or a girl name?
- Kholoud is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Kholoud come from?
- Kholoud is an Arabic name, built on the root letters KH-L-D. Popular in Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt.
- How is Kholoud spelled?
- Kholoud is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (خُلُود) is also written Khulood, Khulud, and Kholood. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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