Khalid

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Name: Khalid

Gender: Masculine

Origin: Asia

Language: Arabic

Thematic: History

Meaning: Khalid means immortal

Comments: Khalid is a pre-Islamic Arabic name meaning "immortal". One of the earliest famous persons called Khalid is Khalid Ibn Al-Walid, a n Arab general whose conquests against the two most powerful empires of the time (Byzantine and Sassanian) brought him everlasting fame. He is one of a few military commanders who never knew defeat in battle.