boy name · Source-indexed record
Khaleefa
خليفة
Khaleefa is a direct Quranic name for boys and girls. It means heir, successor, agent, deputy, trustee, and the Quran uses it to refer to all humanity, since humans are Gods agents, successors and representatives on Earth as is mentioned in the Quran.
- Arabic spelling
- خليفة
- Pronunciation
- khah-LEE-fahAuto-generated reading guide
- Origin
- QuranicSource-stated
- Gender
- boy
- First letter
- K
- Source
- Muslim Names Dataset (CC0 1.0)
About Khaleefa
Khaleefa is listed in the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset as a male name. The source records its meaning as “Khaleefa is a direct Quranic name for boys and girls. It means heir, successor, agent, deputy, trustee, and the Quran uses it to refer to all humanity, since humans are Gods agents, successors and representatives on Earth as is mentioned 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.