Heydar 4166802 179272015 2007-12-20T22:34:46Z Rosiestep 4564448 wikilink {{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Heydar | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation= | gender = | meaning = | region = | origin = | related names = | footnotes = }} '''Heydar''' (Azerbaijani ''Heydər'') is an [[Azerbaijani language|Azerbaijani]] [[given name]]. It is sometimes transliterated as '''Gaidar''' or '''Geidar''', from the [[Cyrillic alphabet|Cyrillic]] spelling Гейдар. Notable people named Heydar include: *'''[[Heydar Aliyev]]''' (1923–2003), President of [[Azerbaijan]] *'''[[Heydar Babaya Salam]]''', Azerbaijani-Iranian [[writer]] Heydar is also an alternative transliteration for the [[Arabic language|Arabic]] name '''[[Haydar]]''' (Arabic حيدر ). [[Category:Given names]] {{given-name-stub}}