What does Haidar mean?

Haidar as a boys' name is of Arabic origin, and the meaning of Haidar is "lion". Prophet Muhammad's son-in-law Ali was known was Haidar Allah.

STARTS WITH Ha-

ASSOCIATED WITH arabic, lion, prophet, law (just)

Variations

VARIANTS Haider, Haydar, Hayder, Hyder

How popular is Haidar?

Haidar is an uncommon first name for males but a very popular last name for all people (#38035 out of 150436, Top 25%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Similar Names

Haidar is alike in pronunciation to Hadar, Hadur and Heder. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Barbar, Cadmar, Caidan, Danar, Fajar, Garpar (see Gaspard), Haamad, Haddan, Hadden, Haddin, Haddon, Haden▼, Hadi, Hadon, Hagan, Haggan, Hailey, Haily (see Haley), Haim, Hakan, Haldan, Halden, Hallam, Halldor, Halvar, Halvard, Halvdan, Halver, Halward, Hamar, Hamdani, Hamilcar, Hammad, Hammar, Hammer, Hannan, Hardon, Hardy▼, Harinder, Harkan, Harpal, Harper, Harpur, Harvard, Havier, Haward, Haydan, Haydn, Haydon, Haylan, Hazard, Heitor, Hilal, Hilar, Jabar, Jafar, Jaffar, Jayar, Kadar, Kaidan, Kedar, Lamar▼, Lavar, Makar, Palmar, Qadar, Ragnar, Raynar, Tilar, Vidar, Yakar and Zaphar. These names tend to be more commonly used than Haidar.