Khali as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Khali

What is the meaning of the name Khali ?

The baby name Khali is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KHAH-lee (common English respelling),/ˈxɑːli/ (Arabic-like),/ˈkɑːli/ (English approximation).

Khali is Arabic, Hindi, Urdu in Origin.

Khali is a cross-cultural given name with layered origins. In Arabic, khālī is an adjective meaning “free, unoccupied,” and the form Khali often functions as a clipped or stylistic variant of Khalil (“friend, companion”) or, less commonly, Khalid (“everlasting”). In the Indian subcontinent, Khali is also understood as a spelling echo of Kali, the formidable Hindu goddess of time and transformation, giving the name a distinctly feminine, devotional reading there.

Documented use appears in Arabic-speaking and South Asian communities, with broader international adoption in the late 20th and early 21st centuries alongside other Khal- and Kali- names. Variants and related forms include Kali, Kalee, Kalie, Khalil, Khalid, Khaliyah/Khaliyya, and Khalia; nicknames may be Khal or Li. Depending on origin, meanings range from “free; unencumbered,” to “friend,” to the theonymic association with the goddess Kali.