Top 112 spellings of Moammar Gadhafi (or Gaddafi) (or Qaddafi) (or Kadafi)

Today's Denver Post features a New York Times story about Libyan leader (for now) "Moammar Gadhafi." But this February 24 Post photo gallery IDs him as "Moammar Khadafy" -- and while this Post item from last week calls him "Gadhafi," the URL features the name "Gaddafi." So which is correct?...

By Michael Roberts

March 9, 2011

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Today's Denver Post features a New York Times story about Libyan leader (for now) "Moammar Gadhafi." But this February 24 Post photo gallery IDs him as "Moammar Khadafy" -- and while this Post item from last week calls him "Gadhafi," the URL features the name "Gaddafi." So which is correct? Hell if anyone knows. According to ABC News, there are at least 112 recognized spellings of the Bad Colonel's name. And here they are:

• Qaddafi, Muammar

• Al-Gathafi, Muammar

• al-Qadhafi, Muammar

• Al Qathafi, Mu'ammar

• Al Qathafi, Muammar

• El Gaddafi, Moamar

• El Kadhafi, Moammar

• El Kazzafi, Moamer

• El Qathafi, Mu'Ammar

• Gadafi, Muammar

• Gaddafi, Moamar

• Gadhafi, Mo'ammar

• Gathafi, Muammar

• Ghadafi, Muammar

• Ghaddafi, Muammar

• Ghaddafy, Muammar

• Gheddafi, Muammar

• Gheddafi, Muhammar

• Kadaffi, Momar

• Kad'afi, Mu`amar al- 20

• Kaddafi, Muamar

• Kaddafi, Muammar

• Kadhafi, Moammar

• Kadhafi, Mouammar

• Kazzafi, Moammar

• Khadafy, Moammar

• Khaddafi, Muammar

• Moamar al-Gaddafi

• Moamar el Gaddafi

• Moamar El Kadhafi

• Moamar Gaddafi

• Moamer El Kazzafi

• Mo'ammar el-Gadhafi

• Moammar El Kadhafi

• Mo'ammar Gadhafi

• Moammar Kadhafi

• Moammar Khadafy

• Moammar Qudhafi

• Mu`amar al-Kad'afi

• Mu'amar al-Kadafi

• Muamar Al-Kaddafi

• Muamar Kaddafi

• Muamer Gadafi

• Muammar Al-Gathafi

• Muammar al-Khaddafi

• Mu'ammar al-Qadafi

• Mu'ammar al-Qaddafi

• Muammar al-Qadhafi

• Mu'ammar al-Qadhdhafi

• Mu`ammar al-Qadhdhāfī 50

• Mu'ammar Al Qathafi

• Muammar Al Qathafi

• Muammar Gadafi

• Muammar Gaddafi

• Muammar Ghadafi

• Muammar Ghaddafi

• Muammar Gheddafi

• Muammar Kaddafi

• Muammar Khaddafi

• Mu'ammar Qadafi

• Muammar Qaddafi

• Muammar Qadhafi

• Mu'ammar Qadhdhafi

• Muammar Quathafi

• Mulazim Awwal Mu'ammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Qadhafi

• Qadafi, Mu'ammar

• Qadhafi, Muammar

• Qadhdhāfī, Mu`ammar

• Qathafi, Mu'Ammar el 70

• Quathafi, Muammar

• Qudhafi, Moammar

• Moamar AI Kadafi

• Maummar Gaddafi

• Moamar Gadhafi

• Moamer Gaddafi

• Moamer Kadhafi

• Moamma Gaddafi

• Moammar Gaddafi

• Moammar Gadhafi

• Moammar Ghadafi

• Moammar Khadaffy

• Moammar Khaddafi

• Moammar el Gadhafi

• Mouammer al Gaddafi

• Muamar Gaddafi

• Muammar Al Ghaddafi

• Muammar Al Qaddafi

• Muammar Al Qaddafi

• Muammar El Qaddafi

• Muammar Gadaffi

• Muammar Gadafy

• Muammar Gadhafi

• Muammar Ghadaffi

• Muammar Qadthafi

• Muammar al Gaddafi

• Muammar el Gaddafy

• Muammar el Gaddafi

• Muammar el Qaddafi

• Muammer Gadaffi

• Muammer Gaddafi

• Mummar Gaddafi

• Omar Al Qathafi

• Omar Mouammer Al Gaddafi

• Omar Muammar Al Ghaddafi

• Omar Muammar Al Qaddafi

• Omar Muammar Al Qathafi

• Omar Muammar Gaddafi

• Omar Muammar Ghaddafi

• Omar al Ghaddafi

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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