Gender Masculine
Usage Arabic
Scripts خير الدين(Arabic)
Pronounced Pron. /xaj.rud.ˈdiːn/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "goodness of religion", from Arabic خير (khayr) meaning "goodness, charity" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith". This name was borne by a 16th-century Ottoman admiral who came to rule over the region around Algiers.

Related Names

Rootskhayr + dīn
VariantsKhairuddin(Arabic) Kheireddine(Arabic (Maghrebi))
Other Languages & CulturesKhairuddin(Malay) Hayrettin(Turkish)
Entry added October 6, 2024