Khaled

Khaled is a Latin-letter spelling of the Arabic name Khalid, meaning lasting or enduring and often translated as eternal. The name has a long history in Muslim communities, including through Khalid ibn al-Walid, an important figure in early Islamic history. Its meaning belongs to a familiar Arabic root rather than a recently invented symbolic interpretation.

Khalid and Khaled reflect different conventions for representing the vowels in English and other European languages. The opening kh represents an Arabic sound that does not exactly match a plain English k. DJ Khaled has made this spelling particularly recognizable internationally. A family may prefer one written form for linguistic or family reasons while preserving the same underlying Arabic name.