Haydar
| Pronunciation | Arabic: [ˈħajdar, ˈħaɪ.dər, hyder ˈħeːdar] |
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| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Language | Arabic |
| Meaning | brave, lion |
| Region of origin | Quraishi tribes, specifically Banu Hashim. in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Hajdar, Hayder, Heidar, Haider, Heydar, Haidr |
| Variant forms | Hyder, Hyderi |
Haydar (Arabic: حَيْدَر), also spelt Hajdar, Hayder, Haidar, Heidar, Haider, Heydar, Hyder, and other variants, is an Arabic male given name, also used as a surname, and means an epithet for "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".
The variant Hyder (Urdu: حیدر) is an Urdu variant used predominantly by Muslims in South Asia.