Boy
Halil İbrahim
Halil İbrahim is a long-standing boys’ name in Turkey, pairing a name meaning close friend with the traditional name İbrahim.
Meaning
Halil is commonly explained as close or dear friend, while İbrahim is generally associated with the meaning father of many peoples. The combined name carries the meanings of its two parts rather than a separate dictionary definition.
Origin
Halil comes from Arabic, while İbrahim traces back to the Hebrew name Avraham through its Arabic form. The pairing is well established in Turkish naming tradition.
In recent years
Halil İbrahim ranks 77th in the latest official top hundred, with a best recorded position of 43rd. A long-standing classic, it has appeared 42 times overall, including all five of the latest lists, and has been rising in recent lists.
How does it look on a plaque?
On a Meşgalem wooden name plaque, Halil İbrahim can sit across two lines with the birth date beneath for a simple, warm keepsake.
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