Khalifa
خليفةIn Arabic
- Meaning
- Successor, deputy; also the caliph
- About the name
- Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan (1948-2022) was the second president of the United Arab Emirates.
- For
- A boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- Other spellings
- Khalifah, Khelifa, Khlifa
Islamic naming guidance
- Permissible
Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.
Good meaning, nothing against it in the sources
Confidence: medium
Sources
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