Updated June 9, 2019

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Arabic : Trustworthy

Boy name variations

Kahlil

Kahlil

+ 2% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Kalee

Kalee

- 36% this year
Neutral
Rare
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Khalil

Khalil

- 5% this year
Masculine
Common
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Khaleel

Khaleel

- 15% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Family name origins & meanings

  • German : habitational name from any of three places in Rhineland named Kaul.
  • North German (Westphalian) : topographic name from Kaul ‘pit’, ‘pond’. Compare Kuhl.
  • Indian (Kashmir) : Hindu (Brahman) name, from Sanskrit kaula ‘well-born’ (from Sanskrit kula ‘family’). According to Koul (1994), the surname Kaul is derived from Mahakaul meaning ‘the great Kaul’, which is an epithet of the god Shiva. Kashmiri Hindus are votaries of Shiva.