Khalil (name)
Khalil or Khaleel means friend and is a common male first name in the Middle East, the Caucasus, the Balkans, North Africa, West Africa, East Africa, Central Asia and among Muslims in South Asia and as such is also a common surname. It is also used amongst Turkic peoples of Russia and African Americans. Abraham is given the title Khalīl-ullah in Islam. 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, Kalil
- Hebrew: Khalil
- Persian: Khalil
- Azerbaijani: Xəlilخليل
- Kurdish: Xelîl
- Turkish: Halil
- Somali: Khaliil
- 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, 8th-century Muslim scholar best known as the author of ''Kitab al-'Ayn''
Khalil
- Khalil bey Khasmammadov, Azerbaijani politician
- Khalil (actor), Indian actor
- Khalil (singer), American singer
- Khalil Abou Hamad, Lebanese lawyer and politician
- Khalil Ahmad (basketball), American basketball player
- Khalil Ahmad (politician), Pakistani politician
- Khalil Ahmed, Pakistani composer
- Khalil Azmi, Moroccan footballer
- Khalil Barnes, American football player
- Khalil Bass, American football player
- Khalil Davis, American football player
- Khalil Dorsey, American football player
- Khalil Fong, Hong Kong singer and songwriter
- Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese-American artist, poet and writer
- Khalil Greene, American baseball player
- Khalil Haqqani, Afghan politician
- Khalil Herbert, American football player
- Khalil al-Hibri, Lebanese politician
- Khalil ibn Ishaq al-Jundi, Egyptian jurisprudent
- Khalil Jacobs, American football player
- Khalil Mobasher Kashani, Iranian Shia Cleric
- Khalil Kain, American actor
- Khalil Khalil, Lebanese barrister and diplomat
- Khalil Khamis (footballer, born 1992), Emirati footballer
- Khalil Khamis (footballer, born 1995), Lebanese footballer
- Khalil Mack, American football player
- Khalil Makkawi, Lebanese diplomat.
- Khalil Maleki, Iranian politician
- Khalil Mamut, Uyghur refugee
- Khalil el-Moumni, Moroccan imam
- Khalil Paden, American football player
- Khalil Ramos, Filipino actor
- Khalil Rashow, Yazidi-Kurdish academic
- Khalil al-Rifaei, Syrian politician
- Khalil Rountree Jr.,, American mixed martial artist
- Khalil al-Sakakini, Palestinian academic
- Khalil Shakir, American football player
- Khalil Taleghani, Iranian engineer and politician
- Khalil Tate, American football player
- Khalil Tatem, Filipino-Canadian rapper known professionally as Killy
- Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar, Pakistani Writer
- Khalil Wheeler-Weaver, American serial killer
- Khalil Yosef Danker, Israeli actor, singer, and model
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
- Ahmed Khalil (footballer, born 1991), Emirati footballer
- Amir Khalil, Egyptian veterinarian and director of project development, known as the war vet
- Christel Khalil, American actress of Pakistani and African descent
- Faisal Khalil, Emirati footballer
- Jirard Khalil, American YouTuber
- Joseph Abu Khalil, Lebanese politician and journalist
- Mahmoud Khalil, see Detention of Mahmoud Khalil
- Mohammad Omer Khalil, Sudanese-born artist
- Mustafa Khalil, Egyptian politician and Prime Minister of Egypt
- Peter Khalil, Australian politician
- Raafat Khalil, Egyptian footballer
- Rabih Abou-Khalil, Lebanese oud player and composer
Khelil
- Chakib Khelil, Algerian politician, minister
- Rima Khelil, Algerian team handball player
Fictional characters
- Khalil, a character debuted in Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie and appearing in the VeggieTales series
- Inayat Khalil, a villain in K.G.F: Chapter 2
- Prince Khalil, a character in The Princess Diaries
- Khalil Flemming, a Season 1 contestant in Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman
- Khalil Harris, fictional character in The Hate U Give
- Khalil Payne, alter-ego name Painkiller, a main character in Black Lightning
- Khalil Utbah, a character appearing in the anime series ''Inazuma Eleven''