Khadijah
kah-DEE-jah
Popularity
#1299
Letters
8
Syllables
3
Origin
Arabic
Total Births
7,450
Peak Year
#1,622 in 1994
First Recorded
1962
Style
Spiritual & Biblical
Spelling
Moderate spelling
What It Means
An Arabic name meaning "respected," "trustworthy," or "premature baby". Khadijah was the name of the Prophet Muhammad's first wife.
Numerology
The Achiever
Powerful, determined, and success-oriented. Names at 8 project confidence and ambition.
Famous Namesakes
Khadijah Farrakhan
Wife of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan
Khadijah Shaw
Jamaican professional footballer (soccer player)
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