- Gender: Masculine
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: Lion
- Pronunciation: (HIE-dar; HAY-der)
From the Arabic حيدر; (lion), this was a nickname for the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammed, Ali.
Currently, Haider is the 475th Most Popular Male Name in England & Wales (2018).
Variant transcriptions include: Hayder & Hyder.
Other forms include:
- Hajdar (Albanian/Bosnian)
- Heydər (Azeri)
- Heydarحیدر (Persian)
- Haydar (Turkish)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haydar#Hajdar
- https://quranicnames.com/haidar/
- https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Haidar
- https://www.behindthename.com/name/haidar
- https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%82:%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%85%D8%A9_%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%AF_%D9%81%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9