- Meaning
- Lion
- Arabic
- حيدر
- Say it
- HAY-dar
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- Not in the Quran
About the meaning
At Khaybar, Ali ibn Abi Talib said: I am the one my mother named Haydar (Sahih Muslim).
Famous people with this name
- Ali ibn Abi Talib, named Haydar by his mother
Other spellings
Haider, Heydar, Haidar
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Questions about Haydar
What does Haydar mean?
Haydar means: Lion. At Khaybar, Ali ibn Abi Talib said: I am the one my mother named Haydar (Sahih Muslim).
Is Haydar in the Quran?
No. But a name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good.
Is Haydar a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Haydar is a boy’s name.
How do you write Haydar in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Haydar is written حيدر.