Names like Khalid
Khalid is a two-syllable Arabic name that ends in -id. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Two syllables, ending the same way as Khalid.
Rashid Arabic · rightly guided, wise
Walid Arabic · newborn (from walada, 'to give birth')
Majid Arabic · glorious (from majada, 'to be glorious')
Said Arabic · traditionally meaning happy, fortunate
The same roots
Also Arabic names, from the tradition Khalid comes from.
Ziad Arabic · growth, abundance (a spelling of Ziyad)
Hamza Arabic · "lion" (from the root ḥamuza, "strong, sturdy"); borne by an uncle of the Prophet Muhammad
Ahmad Arabic · most commendable, most praiseworthy (a superlative form of Hamid)
Khalil Arabic · "friend"
The same feel
Also classic and international names.
Maxim Russian · greatest
Javier Spanish · new house, bright
Pietro Italian · rock; a trendy pick in Brazil recently, part of a wave of Italian-spelling revivals alongside Enzo and Valentina
Jawad Arabic · generous, openhanded (from jada, 'to be generous')
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Khalid, on a similar curve.
Mahmoud Arabic · praised, commendable; famously borne by Mahmoud Darwish, the Palestinian national poet
Karim Arabic · generous, noble
Syed Arabic · traditionally 'lord, master'; honorific title for descendants of the Prophet Muhammad
Kamal Arabic · traditionally 'perfection'
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