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Khadija

Heartkah-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

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Famous People Named Khadija

  • Khadija bint KhuwaylidProphet Muhammad's first wife
  • Khadija AbboudaMorrocan archer (2008 Olympics)
  • Khadija Ahrarione of first four women elected to Afghan Parliament
  • Khadija alSalami, first Yemeni female film producer
  • Khadija AribMorrocan,Dutch politician & former civil servant
  • Khadija Gayibova (18931938), Azerbaijani pianist
  • Khadija IsmayilovaAzerbaijani investigative journalist & radio host
  • Khadija Maalin (d. 2005)wife of Somali military dictator Siad Barre
  • Khadija Mastoor (19271982), Urdu writer from Pakistan
  • Khadija NazirovaAzerbaijani TV presenter
  • Khadija RyadiMoroccan human rights activist
  • Khadija SharifeAfrican journalist & author
  • Khadija Abdul QahaarCanadian news publisher & Islamic convert
  • Khadija Salum Ally AlQassmy, member of Tanzanian Parliament

Khadija in Pop Culture

  • Khadija Mosquemosque in Berlin, Germany (opened 2008)