Khadija, Khadeeja or Khadijah ( ar, خديجة, Khadīja) is an

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...

feminine given name, the name of

Khadija bint Khuwaylid Khadijah bint Khuwaylid ( ar, خَدِيجَة بِنْت خُوَيْلِد, Khadīja bint Khuwaylid, 555 – November 619 CE) was the first wife and is considered to be the first follower of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Khadija was the da ...

, first wife of the Islamic prophet

Muhammad Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the mo ...

. In 1995, it was one of the three most popular Arabic feminine names in the Muslim world, along with Fatima and Aisha.

Hatice is the Turkish equivalent.

Other notable people with the name Khadija include:

Historical figures

* Khadija Arslan Khatun, wife of 11th-century caliph al-Qa'im, mother of prince Muhammad bin Qa'im * Khadija Sultana (1600– fl. 1665), Indian regent *

Khadijah of the Maldives Al-Sultana Khadeejah Sri Raadha Abaarana Mahaa Rehendhi (Dhivehi: އައްސުލްޠާނާ ޚަދީޖާ ސިރީ ރާދަ އަބާރަނަ މަހާރެހެންދި; died 1380) or more famously known as just Rehendhi Khadeejah (Dhivehi: ރެހެނ� ...

, Sultana of the Maldives from 1347 to 1380 * Khadija Gayibova, Azerbaijani pianist (1893–1938) * Khadija bint Harun al-Rashid, a 9th-century Arab princess, daughter of famous Arab caliph

Harun al-Rashid Abu Ja'far Harun ibn Muhammad al-Mahdi ( ar , أبو جعفر هارون ابن محمد المهدي) or Harun ibn al-Mahdi (; or 766 – 24 March 809), famously known as Harun al-Rashid ( ar, هَارُون الرَشِيد, translit=Hārūn ...

(r. 786–809)

Living people

* Khadija Abbouda (born 1968), Moroccan athlete *

Khadija Ahrari Khadija Ahrari was an Afghan politician, and jointly the first woman elected to parliament in the country. Biography Following the introduction of women's suffrage in the 1964 constitution, Ahrari was one of four women elected to Parliament i ...

, Afghan politician *

Khadija al-Salami Khadija al-Salami ( ar, خديجة السلامي; born November 11, 1966, in Sana'a, Yemen), is the first Yemeni female film producer and director. Al-Salami currently resides in Paris, France. She has been nominated and also won awards at film f ...

(born 1966), Yemeni film producer *

Khadija Amin Khadija Amin is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and former Member of Parliament for Netrokona-3. Biography Khadija Amin was married to Nurul Amin Talukdar, the Member of Parliament from Netrokona-3 constituency of the Bangladesh Natio ...

, Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician *

Khadija Arib Khadija Arib (; ar, خديجة عريب; born 10 October 1960) is a Moroccan-Dutch politician of the Labour Party, who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands from 12 December 2015 to 7 April 2021. In the 2016 S ...

(born 1960), Dutch politician *

Khadijah Farrakhan Khadijah Farrakhan (born Betsy Ross) is the wife of Louis Farrakhan, the Supreme Leader of the Nation of Islam. She is known as the "First Lady of the Nation of Islam". Biography Khadijah Farrakhan converted to Nation of Islam with her husband L ...

, wife of

Louis Farrakhan Louis Farrakhan (; born Louis Eugene Walcott, May 11, 1933) is an American religious leader, Black supremacy, black supremacist, Racism, anti-white and Antisemitism, antisemitic Conspiracy theory, conspiracy theorist, and former singer who hea ...

* Khadija Gbla, Australian anti- FGM campaigner *

Khadijah Hashim Khadijah Hashim (born 20 April 1942 in Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia) is a Malaysian writer, teacher and journalist. She has worked as a teacher and also as a journalist with local newspapers Utusan Melayu (1974–1976) and Berita Harian (1976–19 ...

(born 1942), Malaysian journalist and teacher *

Khadija Ismayilova Khadija Rovshan qizi Ismayilova, also Ismailova, ( az, Xədicə Rövşən qızı İsmayılova, pronounced ; born 27 May 1976) is an Azerbaijani investigative journalist and radio host who is currently working for the Azerbaijani service of Rad ...

, Azerbaijani journalist * Khadija Lalla, (born 2007) Moroccan princess *

Khadija Mumtaz Khadeeja Mumthas (born 1955) is a Malayalam author from Kerala state, India. She is a medical doctor by profession and is probably best known in the Kerala literary circles for her second novel '' Barsa'' which won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi A ...

(born 1955), Malayalam-language writer *

Khadija Mushtaq Khadija Mushtaq is a Pakistani academic administrator and educator. She is the chancellor of Roots Ivy International University and chief executive officer of the Roots School System. Education Mushtaq completed a Master of Economics degree ...

, Pakistani academic administrator and educator *

Khadija Qalanjo Khadija Qalanjo ( so, Khadiija Qalanjo, ar, خديجة قالانجو) is a popular Somali singer and folklore dancer in the 1970s and 1980s. She was the first miss Somalia. Qalanjo was the singer that started the modernization and enhancemen ...

, Somali singer and dancer *

Khadija Salum Ally Al-Qassmy Khadija Salum Ally Al-Qassmy (born April 5, 1958) is a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Tanzania. She is a member of the Civic United Front party. From 1978–1990 she was a teacher within the Ministry of Education of Zanzibar ...

(born 1958), Tanzanian politician *

Khadeeja (actress) Khadeeja (1939/40 - 26 July 2017) was an Indian actress in Malayalam movies. She was one of the prominent lead actress during the late 1960s and 1970s in Malayalam. In 1968, she acted in ''Viruthan Shanku'', the first full-length comedy in Mala ...

(died 2017), Malayalam-language film actress *

Khadijah Whittington Khadijah Ameenah Whittington (born August 5, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the CSM Satu Mare of the Liga Națională. After graduating from Woodrow Wilson High School (where she was a teammate of T. J. Jordan), Whitt ...

(born 1986), American basketball player *

Khadija Azhar Khadija, Khadeeja or Khadijah ( ar, خديجة, Khadīja) is an Arabic feminine given name, the name of Khadija bint Khuwaylid, first wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. In 1995, it was one of the three most popular Arabic feminine names in th ...

(born 1567), writer *

Shanice Thompson Shanice Lorraine Wilson-Knox (née Wilson; born May 14, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter, actress and dancer. Shanice had the '' Billboard'' hit singles "I Love Your Smile" and "Silent Prayer" in 1991 and "Saving Forever for You" in 1993 ...

(born 1567), meme girl

Fictional people

Khadijah James ''Living Single'' is an American television sitcom created by Yvette Lee Bowser that aired for five seasons on the Fox network from August 22, 1993, to January 1, 1998. The show centered on the lives of six friends who shared personal and profess ...

, character in the television series ''

Living Single ''Living Single'' is an American television sitcom created by Yvette Lee Bowser that aired for five seasons on the Fox network from August 22, 1993, to January 1, 1998. The show centered on the lives of six friends who shared personal and profes ...

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Historical figures

Living people

Fictional people

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