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Halil

/HA-il/
Slavic Male

Halil is a Slavic name meaning "Honorable comrade". It originates from United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Albania, Austria, Azerbaijan. Likely of Arabic origin, derived from the root word 'khalla' meaning 'to befriend' or 'to become intimate'.

Language Slavic
Gender Male
Phonetic HA-il

Say it as HA-il. Keep the original Slavic phonetics — don't anglicize the sounds.

  • · Halil İnalcık - Turkish historian
  • · Halil Sezai Paracıkoğlu - Turkish actor and musician

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