Khadija
Khadija, Khadeeja or Khadijah is an Arabic feminine given name, the name of Khadija bint Khuwaylid, first wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. In 1995, it was one of the three most popular Arabic feminine names in the Muslim world, along with Fatima and Aisha.
Hatice is the Turkish equivalent.
Other notable people with the name Khadija include:
Historical figures
- Khadija Abadiya bint Ali, Iraqi princess, daughter of Ali bin Hussein, King of Hejaz
- Khadija bint Harun al-Rashid, a 9th-century Arab princess, daughter of Arab caliph Harun al-Rashid
- Khadija Arslan Khatun, wife of 11th-century caliph al-Qa'im, mother of prince Muhammad bin Qa'im
- Khadija Gayibova, Azerbaijani pianist
- Khadijah of the Maldives, Sultana of the Maldives from 1347 to 1380
- Khadija Riyad, Egyptian painter, sculptor, and jewelry designer
- Khadija Sultana, Indian regent
- Khadeeja , Malayalam-language film actress
Living people
- Khadija Abbouda, Moroccan athlete
- Khadija Ahrari, Afghan politician
- Khadija al-Salami, Yemeni film producer
- Khadija Amin, Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician
- Khadija Arib, Dutch politician
- Khadijah Farrakhan, wife of Louis Farrakhan
- Khadija Gbla, Australian anti-FGM campaigner
- Khadijah Hashim, Malaysian journalist and teacher
- Khadija Ismayilova, Azerbaijani journalist
- Khadija Lalla, Moroccan princess
- Khadija Mumtaz, Malayalam-language writer
- Khadija Mushtaq, Pakistani academic administrator and educator
- Khadija Qalanjo, Somali singer and dancer
- Khadija Salum Ally Al-Qassmy, Tanzanian politician
- Khadijah Whittington, American basketball player
Fictional people
- Khadija, a character in the comedy-drama Paris
- Khadijah Adiyeme, played by Lupita Nyong'o in The 355
- Khadijah James, character in the television series Living Single
- Khadijah, a character in the song of the same name, released in 1993 by hip hop trio Dirt Nation.