Khalid

Khalid — خالد — comes from the Arabic root kh-l-d, meaning eternal, everlasting, undying. Its most famous bearer, Khalid ibn al-Walid, was the seventh-century general nicknamed the Sword of God, undefeated across more than a hundred battles and the military architect of the early Islamic conquests. Saudi King Khalid reigned from 1975 to 1982, and the American R&B singer Khalid brought the name into global pop consciousness in the late 2010s. Two syllables, a guttural opening kh that English often rounds into a hard K. Common from Morocco to Malaysia. Khalid feels enduring and composed, a name built for the long view.