Meaning of the Name Haydar

Haydar means “lion”. It comes from Arabic. It is documented as a boy's name in Uzbek and also used in Turkish.

Haydar is a name of Arabic origin.
It is recorded for Turkish and Uzbek.
2 syllables (counted from the spelling) and 6 letters.

What does Haydar mean?

“lion”Editorial

Literal meaning

Haydar is a boy's name used in Turkish and Uzbek. It means “lion”. Its elements are Arabic in origin.

Meaning themes: Animals

Haydar in Turkish and Uzbek

What does Haydar mean in Turkish?

In Turkish the name is written Haydar. No separate Turkish gloss is recorded, so the general meaning “lion” applies. It is recorded as a boy's name.

What does Haydar mean in Uzbek?

In Uzbek the name is written Haydar and Ҳайдар (rule-based Latin-to-Cyrillic conversion). No separate Uzbek gloss is recorded, so the general meaning “lion” applies. It is recorded as a boy's name.^[1,2]

Where does the name Haydar come from?

Arabic, borrowing. From Arabic.Editorial (Meaning from TurkicNames' editorial research; not yet linked to a cited source.)

Which languages use the name Haydar?

Haydar is used as a given name in Turkish and Uzbek. Its origin is Arabic. The table shows for each language whether the use is documented by a cited source or comes from our editorial research.

Haydar across Turkic languages

Haydar by language: spelling, gender, meaning and evidence label
Language	Spelling	Gender	Meaning in this language	Label
Turkish	HaydarLatin	Boy	same as above: “lion”	Editorial
Uzbek	HaydarLatin	Boy	same as above: “lion”	Documented^[1,2]

Similar spellings in different languages do not prove a shared origin: two languages can arrive at the same sound from different words. The origin section above states what the sources say.

Spelling variations of Haydar

Forms are shown as recorded, in their original script. Romanizations and rule-based conversions are labelled with their system and are not presented as attested spellings.

Recorded spellings of Haydar
Form	Language	Script	Type
Haydar	Turkish	Latin	Native spelling
Haydar^[1]	Uzbek	Latin	Native spelling
Ҳайдар	Uzbek	Cyrillic	Cyrillic transliteration (rule-based Latin-to-Cyrillic conversion)

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Sibling names for Haydar

Names recorded for the same languages that start with a different letter, so two children are not mixed up. Names that share a meaning theme or an element with Haydar rank first. Siblings do not have to match; these are only ideas.

ÇalıkuşuGirl
“wren”
same language (turkish) · also shares the theme animals
BaşdoğanBoy
“chief falcon”
same language (turkish) · also shares the theme animals
Bars
“tiger”
same language (turkish) · also shares the theme animals
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“falcon head”
same language (turkish) · also shares the theme animals
TalaykurtBoy
“sea wolf”
same language (turkish) · also shares the theme animals
DoğanbeyBoy
“falcon lord”
same language (turkish) · also shares the theme animals
AykurtBoy
“moon wolf”
same language (turkish) · also shares the theme animals
CavlıUnisex
“famous, renowned; a young falcon not yet used to hunting”
same language (turkish) · also shares the theme animals

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Common questions about Haydar

What does the name Haydar mean?

Haydar means “lion”. It comes from Arabic. It is documented as a boy's name in Uzbek and also used in Turkish.

Is Haydar a girl's or a boy's name?

Haydar is recorded as a boy's name. By language: Turkish: boys; Uzbek: boys.

Where does Haydar come from?

Haydar is of Arabic origin according to our origin records. Read the origin section above for the sources.

Which languages use Haydar?

Haydar is recorded for Turkish and Uzbek. The table shows each language's spelling, gender and evidence label, and a language is listed only when our data records the name for it.

How many syllables does Haydar have?

Haydar has 2 syllables by our approximate count of vowel groups in the spelling, and 6 letters. Pronunciation can differ by language.

Sources

Numbers in the text point to these sources. The descriptions on this page are written by a fixed template filled with our editorial data; source texts are not copied.

Some statements on this page come from TurkicNames' editorial research (labelled Editorial) and are not yet linked to a cited source; the numbered sources below support the rest.

Wikipedia contributors. Haydar (uz.wikipedia.org). Wikimedia Foundation, revision 5435459. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Supports: listed as a uzbek given name in Haydar; title spelling Haydar in Haydar
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata item Q85842556. Wikimedia Foundation. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC0 1.0.
Supports: Wikidata given-name item Q85842556

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