girl name · Source-indexed record
Khaleef
خليف
Khaleef is an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls. It means successor (synonym of Khaleefa), heir, a road that goes between two mountains, or any path that is found in the mountains, including paths through which water flows. It is derived from the Kh-L-F root which is found in many locations in the Quran.
- Arabic spelling
- خليف
- Pronunciation
- khah-LEEFAuto-generated reading guide
- Origin
- QuranicSource-stated
- Gender
- girl
- First letter
- K
- Source
- Muslim Names Dataset (CC0 1.0)
About Khaleef
Khaleef is listed in the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset as a female name. The source records its meaning as “Khaleef is an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls. It means successor (synonym of Khaleefa), heir, a road that goes between two mountains, or any path that is found in the mountains, including paths through which water flows. It is derived from the Kh-L-F root which is found in many locations in the Quran.”. Its origin label is stated directly in the source text. Its reader-friendly phonetic spelling is generated deterministically from the published transliteration and should be reviewed for names with complex or region-specific pronunciation.
Meaning and Arabic spelling are sourced from the Muslim Names Dataset or, where provided, the record-specific provenance URL. Origin labels are source-stated where available or transparently inferred from the published script or etymological signal. Phonetic respellings are generated reading guides, not native-speaker recordings. See Sources & methodology for data limitations.