What does Haydar mean?

Haydar as a boys' name is of Arabic origin, and the name Haydar means "lion". Haydar is an alternate form of Haidar (Arabic).

STARTS/ENDS WITH Ha-, -ar

ASSOCIATED WITH arabic, lion

Variations

VARIANTS Hyder, Hayder, Haider

How popular is Haydar?

Haydar is a rare given name for males but a somewhat popular surname for both adults and children (#139757 out of 150436, Top 93%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Similar Names

Haydar is pronounced similarly to Hadar, Hadur and Heder. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Barbar, Baumar, Caesar, Caspar, Caydan, Danar, Eadgar, Fajar, Hadaram, Haddan, Hadden, Haddon, Hadly, Haggan, Haldan, Halden, Hallam, Halldor, Halvar, Halvard, Hamar, Hamdani, Hamdi, Hammad, Hammar, Hammur (see Hammer), Hamza▲, Harden, Hardin, Hardon, Harkan, Harman, Harper, Harpur, Hassan▲, Havier, Hayatt, Haydan, Hayden, Haydn, Haydon, Haylan, Hayley, Hayward, Hayyim, Hazard, Hazzard, Hjalmar, Hyman▼, Iyar, Iyyar, Jafar, Jamar▼, Jayar, Kadar, Kaspar, Kaydan, Kylar, Lamar▼, Lavar, Lazar, Lazear, Makar, Palmar, Qadar, Rayder, Raynar, Sacar (see Sachar), Sachar, Skylar, Yaar and Zaphar. These names tend to be more commonly used than Haydar.