Word/name. Arabic. Meaning. Lion. Haydar (Arabic: Øيدر‎‎; also spelled Heidar, Haider, Haidar, Hyder, Hayder, Hajdar, Hidar, Hauldar, Haidhar, Heydar or Jaider) is one of many Arabic male given names for "lion", each denoting some aspect of the animal.
From Turkic arslan meaning "lion". This was a byname or title borne by several medieval Turkic rulers, including the Seljuk sultan Alp Arslan (a byname meaning "brave lion") who drove the Byzantines from Anatolia in the 11th century.
