Khadija - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Khadija \k-hadija, kha-di-ja\ is pronounced kah-DEE-jah. It is of Arabic origin, and its meaning is "early baby". Muhammad's first wife, named in the Koran as one of the four perfect women. (The others were Fatima, Mary, and Aisha.) Familiar in modern times due to the character Khadijah on the TV show "Living Single".

Khadija has 9 variant forms: Kadeeja, Kadejah, Kadesha, Kadija, Kadisha, Kadiya, Khadijah, Khadiya and Khadyja.

For more information, see also the related name Asia.

A baby name that sounds like Khadija is Kaatje.

Khadija is a very rare female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Khadija. Click here to compare Khadija with related baby names.