Khalil Name Meaning

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By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: Khalil Gibran, a famous Lebanese-American writer, poet, and artist, is one of the most well-known bearers of this name.

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A Deep Dive

Khalil Overview

Meaning

Friend, companion

Gender

Boy

Origin

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the Arabic word “khalīl,” meaning “friend” or “companion.”

Religion

Islam

Pronunciation

/kəˈliːl/

Popularity

Khalil is popular in Arabic-speaking countries and has gained recognition in the USA. In 2023, Khalil ranked #295 for boys in the USA.

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

6 letters

Numerology

8 (Practical, Ambitious, Materialistic)

Name Styles

Exotic, Traditional, Aesthetic

Associated Traits

Kind, loyal, compassionate

Spiritual, Religious, or Cultural Significance

Often associated with deep friendship and trust in Islamic cultures, symbolized by the title “Khalilullah” (Friend of God) for the prophet Ibrahim (Abraham).
A Deep Dive

Khalil Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Khalid, Kalil, Kahlil, Khaleel, Khalel, Khalyl, Khaleal

Common Nicknames

Kally, Lilu, Khali, Lils, Kalo

Diminutives

Kal, K, Kali, Khal

Famous People

  • Khalil Gibran
    (Lebanese-American Poet)
  • Khalil Mack
    (American Football Player)
  • Khalil Greene
    (American Baseball Player)
  • Khalil Ramos
    (Filipino Actor and Singer)
  • Khalil Sharieff
    (American Singer)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Khalil
    ("The Hate U Give," Film)
  • Khalil Payne
    ("Black Lightning," TV Series)
  • "Khalil's Way"
    (Novel)
  • Khalil Harris
    ("House of Cards," TV Series)
  • Khalil
    ("Khalil Gibran's The Prophet," Animated Film)
  • "Khalil & Majnun"
    (Opera)

Places

  • Khalil al-Sakakini Cultural Center
    (Ramallah, Palestine)
  • Khalil Gibran Memorial Garden
    (Washington, D.C., USA)
  • Khalil Gibran Park
    (Beirut, Lebanon)
  • Khalil Gibran Street
    (Bsharri, Lebanon)

What Is the Meaning of Khalil?

Khalil means “friend” or “companion” in Arabic. It signifies a person who is caring, loyal, and trustworthy.

What Is the Origin of The Name Khalil?

Khalil is of Arabic origin, derived from the word “khalīl,” meaning “friend” or “intimate companion.” It has been used for centuries in the Middle East and North Africa.

Khalil Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Khalil in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#2942021#3082022#3402023
Top 3 Rankings#2511995#2752020#2942021

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Khalil

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023340
(-32 from 2022)
979
(-110 from 2022)
0.05346
2022308
(-14 from 2021)
1089
(-55 from 2021)
0.05814
2021294
(-19 from 2020)
1144
(-86 from 2020)
0.06106
2020275
(+26 from 2019)
1230
(+103 from 2019)
0.06650
2019301
(+94 from 2018)
1127
(+324 from 2018)
0.05864
2018395
(+29 from 2017)
803
(+71 from 2017)
0.04131
2017424
(+22 from 2016)
732
(+37 from 2016)
0.03699
2016446
(+33 from 2015)
695
(+71 from 2015)
0.03431
2015479
(-14 from 2014)
624
(-1 from 2014)
0.03052
2014465
No change from 2013
625
(+23 from 2013)
0.03050
2013465
(-19 from 2012)
602
(-14 from 2012)
0.02979
2012446
(+16 from 2011)
616
(+36 from 2011)
0.03036
2011462
(+40 from 2010)
580
(+66 from 2010)
0.02855
2010502
(-6 from 2009)
514
(-39 from 2009)
0.02502
2009496
(-4 from 2008)
553
(-4 from 2008)
0.02607
2008492
(-11 from 2007)
557
(+1 from 2007)
0.02555
2007481
(-32 from 2006)
556
(-44 from 2006)
0.02510
2006449
(+3 from 2005)
600
(+34 from 2005)
0.02737
2005452
(-34 from 2004)
566
(-54 from 2004)
0.02661
2004418
(+43 from 2003)
620
(+74 from 2003)
0.02934
2003461
(-37 from 2002)
546
(-37 from 2002)
0.02599
2002424
(-24 from 2001)
583
(-43 from 2001)
0.02821
2001400
(+4 from 2000)
626
(+7 from 2000)
0.03026
2000404
(-32 from 1999)
619
(-81 from 1999)
0.02964
1999372
(+28 from 1998)
700
(+89 from 1998)
0.03433
1998400
(+3 from 1997)
611
(+34 from 1997)
0.03013
1997403
(-55 from 1996)
577
(-137 from 1996)
0.02888
1996348
(-97 from 1995)
714
(-404 from 1995)
0.03563
1995251
(+276 from 1994)
1118
(+746 from 1994)
0.05558
1994527
(+88 from 1993)
372
(+85 from 1993)
0.01825
1993615
(+43 from 1992)
287
(+38 from 1992)
0.01389
1992658
(+175 from 1991)
249
(+95 from 1991)
0.01186
1991833
(+18 from 1990)
154
(+10 from 1990)
0.00727
1990851
(+109 from 1989)
144
(+31 from 1989)
0.00669
1989960
(+123 from 1988)
113
(+29 from 1988)
0.00539
19881083
(+3 from 1987)
84
(+6 from 1987)
0.00420
19871086
(-62 from 1986)
78
(-4 from 1986)
0.00400
19861024
(-3 from 1985)
82
(+2 from 1985)
0.00427
19851021
(+1 from 1984)
80
(+4 from 1984)
0.00416
19841022
(+45 from 1983)
76
(+7 from 1983)
0.00405
19831067
(-28 from 1982)
69
(-7 from 1982)
0.00370
19821039
(+63 from 1981)
76
(+8 from 1981)
0.00403
19811102
(-55 from 1980)
68
(-6 from 1980)
0.00365
19801047
(-42 from 1979)
74
(-4 from 1979)
0.00399
19791005
(+83 from 1978)
78
(+14 from 1978)
0.00435
19781088
(+89 from 1977)
64
(+8 from 1977)
0.00375
19771177
(+143 from 1976)
56
(+11 from 1976)
0.00328
19761320
(+186 from 1975)
45
(+10 from 1975)
0.00276
19751506
(+623 from 1974)
35
(+15 from 1974)
0.00216
19742129
(+728 from 1973)
20
(+8 from 1973)
0.00123
19732857
(-1087 from 1972)
12
(-13 from 1972)
0.00074
19721770
(+508 from 1971)
25
(+8 from 1971)
0.00149
19712278
(+612 from 1970)
17
(+6 from 1970)
0.00094
19702890
(+1048 from 1969)
11
(+5 from 1969)
0.00058
19693938
(-1737 from 1968)
6
(-8 from 1968)
0.00033
19682201
(+783 from 1967)
14
(+6 from 1967)
0.00079
19672984
(+263 from 1966)
8
(+1 from 1966)
0.00045
19663247
(-4 from 1965)
7
No change from 1965
0.00039
19653243
(+39 from 1964)
7
No change from 1964
0.00037
19643282
(+358 from 1962)
7
(+1 from 1962)
0.00035
19630
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19623640
(+11 from 1961)
6
No change from 1961
0.00029
19613651
(-314 from 1960)
6
(-1 from 1960)
0.00028
19603337
(+658 from 1957)
7
(+2 from 1957)
0.00032
19590
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19580
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19573995
First SSA data recorded
5
First SSA data recorded
0.00023
19560
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19550
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19540
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19530
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19520
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19510
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19500
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19490
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19480
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19470
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0
No SSA data
0.0000
19460
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0
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0.0000
19450
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0
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0.0000
19440
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0
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0.0000
19430
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0.0000
19420
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0.0000
19410
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0
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0.0000
19400
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0
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0.0000
19390
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0
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0.0000
19380
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0
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0.0000
19370
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0.0000
19360
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0
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0.0000
19350
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0
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0.0000
19340
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0
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0.0000
19330
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0
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0.0000
19320
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0
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0.0000
19310
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0
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0.0000
19300
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19290
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19280
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19270
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19260
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19250
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19240
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19230
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19220
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19210
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19200
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19190
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19180
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19170
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19160
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19150
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19140
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19130
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19120
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19110
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19100
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19090
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19080
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19070
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19060
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19050
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19040
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19030
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19020
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19010
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0
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19000
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
18990
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
18980
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0
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0.0000
18970
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0
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0.0000
18960
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0
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18950
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18940
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18930
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18920
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18910
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18900
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18890
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18880
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18870
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18860
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18850
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18840
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18830
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18820
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0.0000
18810
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0.0000
18800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Khalil

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#4052021#5592022#4262023

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#4482021#4332022#5732023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#4712021#4952022#5002023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#1802021#1772022#2112023

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#2712021#2932022#2992023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#2272021#2222022#2822023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#2582021#2072022#2452023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#2362021#3142022#2622023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#2072021#2802022#3122023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#2342021#2322022#3572023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#2302021#2242022#2532023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#6612021#5932022#5662023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#4312021#3252022#3242023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#1472021#1812022#1642023

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#1182021#1282022#1802023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#2162021#2882022#2532023

District of Columbia (DC)

District of Columbia (DC) flagDistrict of Columbia (DC)#2442021#1452022#1262023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#2602021#2282022#2882023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#2452021#2682022#3002023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#2462021#3122022#2812023

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#1162021#1272022#2442023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#2972021#3222022#3182023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#3652021#4662022#5132023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#5172021#4242022#5812023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#3462021#3742022#3782023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#4852021#3432022#4502023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#5222021#3482022#4002023

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#3052021#2532022#3312023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#2692021#5122022#3212023

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#1972021#3022022#2562023

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#3892021#2652022#2312023

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#3342021#4272022#3632023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#5322021#5682022#5352023

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#3772021#4462022#3952023

Delaware (DE)

Delaware (DE) flagDelaware (DE)#1622011#1432014#2222015

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#4152019#3602020#3322022

West Virginia (WV)

West Virginia (WV) flagWest Virginia (WV)#2832000#2552003#2782005

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#4732019#3502020#4712023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#6642017#6302020#6472022

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#6402020

Rhode Island (RI)

Rhode Island (RI) flagRhode Island (RI)#1911995

Alaska (AK)

Alaska (AK) flagAlaska (AK)#1982021

Hawaii (HI)

Hawaii (HI) flagHawaii (HI)#2742020

South Dakota (SD)

South Dakota (SD) flagSouth Dakota (SD)#2482020

Popularity Rankings for Khalil in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico flagPuerto Rico#1362021#832022#1432023

Popularity in Scotland

Scotland flagScotland#2971974#4651975#4961984

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada flagQuebec, Canada#3692020#4692021#4622022

Popularity in England and Wales

England and Wales flagEngland and Wales#4492019#3922020#4102021

Popularity in Norway

Norway flagNorway#5112015#4922017#4542021

Popularity in Sweden

Sweden flagSweden#6132022#5652023

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#8382020#5972021#6312022

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland flagIreland#7112013#7552021#7702023

Popularity in Switzerland

Switzerland flagSwitzerland#7392003#9872005#9152020

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Khalil a Name for Boys or Girls?

Though occasionally used for girls, Khalil is mainly a boy’s name, linked to the Arabic word for a close male friend.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Khalil

Khalil in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

  • Khalil Gibran (Poet, 1883–1931): A Lebanese-American poet and artist best known for his book "The Prophet."
  • Khalil Mack (Football Player, born 1991): An American football player who has played for the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Chargers.
  • Khalil Greene (Baseball Player, born 1979): An American former professional baseball shortstop who played in Major League Baseball.
  • Khalil Ramos (Actor, born 1996): A Filipino actor and singer recognized for his performances in film and television.
  • Khalil Sharieff (Singer, born 1994): An American singer who gained attention with his debut single "Girlfriend Ringtone."
  • Khalil Tatem (Rapper, born 1997): An American rapper and songwriter, better known by his stage name K.A.A.N.
  • Khalil Kain (Actor, born 1964): An American actor notable for his role in the film "Juice" and the TV series "Girlfriends."
  • Khalil ("The Hate U Give," 2018 Film): A young man whose death sparks a community's fight against racial injustice.
  • Khalil Payne ("Black Lightning," 2018 TV Series): Also known as Painkiller, a character who struggles with his dark past and redemption.
  • "Khalil's Way" (2012 Novel): Follows a young boy navigating the challenges of growing up in a tough neighborhood.
  • Khalil Harris ("House of Cards," 2013 TV Series): A minor character entangled in the political drama.
  • Khalil ("Khalil Gibran's The Prophet," 2014 Animated Film): Based on the works of the famous poet, this film explores profound life themes.
  • "Khalil & Majnun" (1927 Opera): A tragic love story that has inspired various adaptations across cultures.
  • Khalil al-Sakakini Cultural Center (Ramallah, Palestine): A cultural center dedicated to arts and literature in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
  • Khalil Gibran Memorial Garden (Washington, D.C., USA): A garden in the heart of Washington, D.C., honoring the Lebanese-American poet and philosopher Khalil Gibran.
  • Khalil Gibran International Academy (Brooklyn, New York, USA): A public school in Brooklyn focusing on Arabic language and culture.
  • Khalil Gibran Park (Beirut, Lebanon): A public park in Beirut featuring a statue of the famous poet Khalil Gibran.
  • Khalil Gibran Street (Bsharri, Lebanon): A street in the poet’s hometown of Bsharri, leading to the Gibran Museum.
  • Khalil Gibran School (Dubai, UAE): An educational institution in Dubai named after the renowned writer.

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