Haydar
| Pronunciation | Arabic: [ˈħajˌdar, ħeː-] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Arabic |
| Meaning | brave, lion |
Haydar (Template:Lang-ar), also spelt Hajdar, Hayder, Heidar, Haider, Heydar, and other variants, is an Arabic male given name, also used as a surname, meaning "brave" and "lion".[1] In Islamic tradition, the name is primarily associated with Ali ibn Abi Talib (first Shia Imam and fourth Rashidun Caliph), the son-in-law and cousin of Muhammad, who was nicknamed "Haydar".[2]
The variants Hyder and Hyderi (Template:Lang-ur) are Urdu variants used predominantly by Muslims in South Asia.
Hajdar
- Hajdar Blloshmi (1860–1936), Albanian politician
- Hajdar Muneka (born 1954), Albanian journalist and diplomat
Haydar
- Given name
- Ali, the son-in-law and cousin of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, said to have been nicknamed "Haydar". The name Haydar is to be named after him.
- Haydar Asan, Turkish Olympian
- Haydar Ergülen, Turkish poet
- Haydar Ghazi, second Wazir of Sylhet
- Haydar Hatemi, Iranian artist
- Haydar al-Kuzbari (1920–1996), Syrian military officer
- Haydar al-Sadr (1891–1937), Muslim Iraqi cleric and ayatollah
- Haydar Khan e Amo-oghli (1880–1921), revolutionary and military activist in Iran, Republic of Azerbaijan and Central Asia
- Haydar Zorlu, Turkish-German actor
- Sheikh Haydar Astrakhani, Khan of Astrakhan from 1538 through 1541.
- Sayyid Haydar Amuli, or Haydar al-'Obaydi al-Husayni Amoli, a Shi'ite mystic and Sufi philosopher
- Middle name
- Ali Haydar Şen, Turkish businessman
- Mohammed Haydar Zammar (born 1961), Syrian Muslim jihadist and al-Qaida recruiter
- Surname
- Amani Haydar, Australian domestic violence advocate and author, winner of the 2022 Victorian Premier's Prize for Nonfiction
- Darren Haydar (born 1979), Canadian professional ice hockey
- Kamal Haydar (1933–1980), Yemeni short story writer
- Paula Haydar, American academic and translator
- Qutb ad-Dīn Haydar, Persian Sufi saint
- Shaykh Haydar, a religious leader of the Safaviyya from 1460 to 1488
- Sultan Haydar (born 1985), Turkish female long-distance runner of Ethiopian origin
Hayder
Other variant spellings
For people with these variant spellings, see:
See also
- Asad, an Arabic given name meaning "lion"
- Hai (surname), a Chinese derivative of Haydar
- Haider (surname), an unrelated German surname
- Heider (surname), an unrelated German surname
- Lions in Islam
- Qaswarah
References
- ^ Kalelioğlu, Murat; Günay, V. Doğan (10 August 2021). Exploration of Mythological Elements in Contemporary Narratives. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5275-7366-6.
- ^ Nasr, Seyyed Hossein. "Ali - Biography, History, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
Alī is known within the Islamic tradition by a number of titles, some reflecting his personal qualities and others derived from particular episodes of his life. They include... Asad Allāh ("Lion of God"), Ḥaydar ("Lion"),...
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