Boy name
Haldun name meaning
“a name associated with lasting or enduring”
Haldun is a name associated with lasting and enduring. It comes from the Arabic personal name Khaldun, connected with a root meaning to remain or continue. Used for boys in Türkiye, it has a historical association with Ibn Khaldun, the historian and thinker whose name preserves this form.
What does Haldun mean?
A name associated with lasting or enduring
In Turkish: kalıcılık, sürüp gitme çağrışımlı ad
Haldun belongs to an Arabic name family associated with enduring and shares its root with Halit. The historian Ibn Khaldun gives it a notable intellectual association, although Khaldun in that designation is an ancestral name rather than the historian’s own first name.
Origin of the name Haldun
Haldun comes from Arabic Khaldūn, a personal-name form based on the root kh-l-d, “to remain” or “endure.” Its formation is more complex than a direct adjective meaning “immortal.”
Double names with Haldun
Double-name ideas built from names in our dictionary, with the meaning of each name.
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Haldun Behzat
Meaning of each name
- Haldun: a name associated with lasting or enduring
- Behzat: well-born; of noble birth
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Dersim Haldun
Meaning of each name
- Dersim: historical name of the Tunceli region
- Haldun: a name associated with lasting or enduring
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Haldun Naili
Meaning of each name
- Haldun: a name associated with lasting or enduring
- Naili: relating to attainment or achievement
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Mahir Haldun
Meaning of each name
- Mahir: skilled, adept; proficient in a craft
- Haldun: a name associated with lasting or enduring
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Haldun Şahan
Meaning of each name
- Haldun: a name associated with lasting or enduring
- Şahan: falcon; a bird of prey
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Rubar Haldun
Meaning of each name
- Rubar: river; flowing watercourse
- Haldun: a name associated with lasting or enduring
How to pronounce Haldun
| Syllables | 2 · 6 letters · 6-letter boy names |
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| IPA | /haldun/ |
| Ottoman Turkish | خلدون |
Is Haldun a boy’s name?
Yes, Haldun is used mostly as a boy’s name. See all boy names.
Haldun does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 37 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
Spellings and similar names
Spellings covered by this page: Hâldun
Names that sound like Haldun
Names with related meanings
- Ramazan♂The ninth lunar month, observed through fasting
- Recep♂The honored seventh month of the lunar calendar
- Devran♂The passage of time
- Çağlar♂Flows vigorously
- Adar♂The month of March
- Duha♂♀Forenoon
- Ezel♂♀Beginningless past
- Halit♂Lasting, enduring
- Çağdaş♂Living in the same era
- Muammer♂Long-lived
- Ergün♂Early day
- Cumali♂Associated with Friday
Famous people named Haldun
- Haldun Dormen · b. 1928
- Haldun Taner · b. 1915
- Haldun Boysan · b. 1958
- Haldun Efemgil · b. 1966
- Haldun Alagaş · b. 1970
- Haldun M. Özaktaş · b. 1966
- Haldun Ergüvenç · b. 1945
- Haldun Menteşeoğlu · b. 1916
- Haldun Derin · b. 1912
- Haldun Fırat Köktürk
- Haldun Sakarya · b. 1945
- Haldun Simavi · b. 1925
FAQ about the name Haldun
What is the meaning of Haldun?
Haldun means “a name associated with lasting or enduring”. Haldun comes from Arabic Khaldūn, a personal-name form based on the root kh-l-d, “to remain” or “endure.” Its formation is more complex than a direct adjective meaning “immortal.”
Is Haldun a boy’s name?
Yes, Haldun is used mostly as a boy’s name.
Is Haldun in the Quran?
No. Neither the name Haldun nor its source word occurs in the Quran.
What is the origin of the name Haldun?
Haldun is of Arabic origin.
How many syllables does Haldun have?
Haldun has 2 syllables and 6 letters.
How popular is the name Haldun?
Haldun does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 37 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
What are other spellings of Haldun?
Other spellings: Hâldun.
What names go well with Haldun?
Some ideas: Haldun Behzat; Dersim Haldun; Haldun Naili.
Famous people named Haldun?
Notable people named Haldun include Haldun Dormen, Haldun Taner, Haldun Boysan.
Sources and method
Meanings and origins draw on language sources and name dictionaries; popularity figures come from TÜİK’s address-based population register, and notable people from Wikidata.
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