Haldun as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Haldun

What is the meaning of the name Haldun ?

The baby name Haldun is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced HAL-doon (IPA: /ˈhaldun/).

Haldun is Turkish in Origin.

Haldun is the Turkish form of Arabic Khaldūn (خلدون), from the root kh-l-d meaning “to endure, be everlasting,” and related to Khalid “eternal, immortal.” It conveys senses of “enduring” and “of eternity.” In Turkish, Haldun became standard as the Arabic kh sound was softened to h, and the name circulated through Ottoman literary and scholarly circles before broader 20th‑century use.

The name is recognized through the 14th‑century North African historian Ibn Khaldun; his legacy helped confer prestige on the given name in the Islamic world and Ottoman Turkey. In modern Turkey it is associated with figures such as playwright Haldun Taner and actor‑director Haldun Dormen, sustaining mid‑century popularity. Variants and transliterations include Khaldun, Khaldoun, Khaldoon, and Haldoun; related names are Khalid/Halid (m.) and Khalida/Halide (f.). Rare in the West, Haldun signals intellectual heritage and a meaning linked to longevity and permanence.