haydar

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|pronunciation={{IPA|ar|ˈħajdar,hyder ˈħeːdar|lang}}

|gender= Male

|meaning= brave, lion

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|languageorigin= Arabic

|alternative spelling=Hajdar, Hayder, Heidar, Haider, Heydar, Haidr

|variant forms=Hyder, Hyderi

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Haydar ({{langx|ar|حيدر}}), also spelt Hajdar, Hayder, Heidar, Haider, Heydar, Hyder, and other variants, is an Arabic male given name, also used as a surname, meaning "lion".

In Islamic tradition, the name is primarily associated with Ali ibn Abi Talib (first Shia Imam and fourth Rashidun Caliph), the son-in-law and cousin of Muhammad, who was nicknamed "Haydar".{{cite web | last=Nasr | first=Seyyed Hossein | title=Ali - Biography, History, & Facts | website=Encyclopedia Britannica | url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ali-Muslim-caliph | access-date=8 March 2022| quote=Alī is known within the Islamic tradition by a number of titles, some reflecting his personal qualities and others derived from particular episodes of his life. They include... Asad Allāh (“Lion of God”), Ḥaydar (“Lion”),... }}

The variants Hyder and Hyderi ({{langx|ur|حیدری}}) are Urdu variants used predominantly by Muslims in South Asia.

Hajdar

Hajdar Blloshmi (1860–1936), Albanian politician
Hajdar Muneka (1954–2022), Albanian journalist and diplomat

Haydar

=Given name=

Ali (600-661), the son-in-law and cousin of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, said to have been nicknamed "Haydar".
Haydar Aşan (1906-1996), Turkish Olympian
Haydar Çetinkaya (born 1976), Turkish para-Nordic skier
Haydar Ergülen (born 1956), Turkish poet
Haydar Ghazi, second Wazir of Sylhet
Haydar Hassan Haj Al-Sidig (1949-2025), Sudanese footballer
Haydar Hatemi (born 1945), Iranian artist
Haydar al-Kuzbari (1920–1996), Syrian military officer
Haydar al-Sadr (1891–1937), Muslim Iraqi cleric and ayatollah
Haydar Khan e Amo-oghli (1880–1921), revolutionary and military activist in Iran, Republic of Azerbaijan and Central Asia
Haydar Zorlu (born 1967), Turkish-German actor
Haydar Astrakhani (died 1541), Khan of Astrakhan from 1538 through 1541.
Haydar Amuli (1319-1385), or Haydar al-'Obaydi al-Husayni Amoli, a Shi'ite mystic and Sufi philosopher

=Middle name=

Ali Haydar Şen (born 1939), Turkish businessman
Mohammed Haydar Zammar (born 1961), Syrian Muslim jihadist and al-Qaida recruiter

=Surname=

Darren Haydar (born 1979), Canadian professional ice hockey player
Kamal Haydar (1933–1980), Yemeni short story writer
Paula Haydar (born 1965), American academic and translator
Qutb ad-Dīn Haydar (died 1221), Persian Sufi saint
Shaykh Haydar (1459–1488), a religious leader of the Safaviyya from 1460 to 1488
Sultan Haydar (born 1987), Turkish female long-distance runner of Ethiopian origin