Haydar (Arabic: حيدر), also spelt Hajdar, Hayder, Heidar, Haider, Heydar, Haidr, and other variants, is an Arabic male given name, also used as a surname, meaning "lion".
| Pronunciation | Arabic: [ˈħajˌdar, ħeː-] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Arabic |
| Meaning | brave, lion |
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".[1]
The variants Hyder and Hyderi (Urdu: حیدری) are Urdu variants used predominantly by Muslims in South Asia.
Hajdar
edit- Hajdar Blloshmi (1860–1936), Albanian politician
- Hajdar Muneka (1954–2022), Albanian journalist and diplomat
Haydar
editGiven name
edit- Ali, the son-in-law and cousin of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, said to have been nicknamed "Haydar".
- Haydar Pasha, Vizier of Ottoman Empire
- Haydar Aşan, 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
- Haydar Astrakhani, Khan of Astrakhan from 1538 through 1541.
- Haydar Amuli, or Haydar al-'Obaydi al-Husayni Amoli, a Shi'ite mystic and Sufi philosopher
Middle name
edit- Ali Haydar Şen (born 1939), Turkish businessman
- Mohammed Haydar Zammar (born 1961), Syrian Muslim jihadist and al-Qaida recruiter
Surname
edit- Darren Haydar (born 1979), Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Kamal Haydar (1933–1980), Yemeni short story writer
- Paula Haydar (born 1965), American academic and translator
- Qutb ad-Dīn Haydar, Persian Sufi saint
- Shaykh Haydar (1459–1488), a religious leader of the Safaviyya from 1460 to 1488
- Sultan Haydar (born 1987), Turkish female long-distance runner of Ethiopian origin
Haidar
edit- Haidar Haidar (1936–2023), Syrian writer and novelist.
- Ibrahim Haidar (1867–1974), Lebanese politician
- Salim Haidar (1911–1980), Lebanese politician
- Haider Abbas Rizvi (born 1968), Pakistani Politician
Hayder
edit- Hayder Ali (1720 - 1782) Founder of Mysore Sultanate and Father of Tipu Sultan
- Hayder of Crimea
Other variant spellings
editFor people with these variant spellings, see:
- Heidar
- Haider
- Heydar
- Hyder (name)
- Hyderi (name)
- Heydari (name)
- Aidar (disambiguation) - Brazilian Portuguese variant
- Aydar (disambiguation) - Brazilian Portuguese variant
- Gaidar (surname) - Russian (or Russian-influenced) variant
See also
edit- 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
edit- ^ 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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