Khadija

kah-DEE-jah
Arabic
"premature child"

Khadija Origin and Meaning

The name Khadija is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "premature child".

The Prophet Muhammad's first wife and the first convert to Islam, and a very popular name in the Muslim community. It ranks in the Top 200 girls' names in France, Italy and England & Wales (alongside variant Khadijah just below the Top 200).

Khadija Popularity

Famous People Named Khadija

  • Khadija bint Khuwaylid
    Prophet Muhammad's first wife
  • Khadija Abbouda
    Morrocan archer (2008 Olympics)
  • Khadija Ahrari
    one of first four women elected to Afghan Parliament
  • Khadija al
    Salami, first Yemeni female film producer
  • Khadija Arib
    Morrocan,Dutch politician & former civil servant
  • Khadija Gayibova (1893
    1938), Azerbaijani pianist
  • Khadija Ismayilova
    Azerbaijani investigative journalist & radio host
  • Khadija Maalin (d. 2005)
    wife of Somali military dictator Siad Barre
  • Khadija Mastoor (1927
    1982), Urdu writer from Pakistan
  • Khadija Nazirova
    Azerbaijani TV presenter
  • Khadija Ryadi
    Moroccan human rights activist
  • Khadija Sharife
    African journalist & author
  • Khadija Abdul Qahaar
    Canadian news publisher & Islamic convert
  • Khadija Salum Ally Al
    Qassmy, member of Tanzanian Parliament

Khadija in Pop Culture

  • Khadija Mosque
    mosque in Berlin, Germany (opened 2008)

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