Khyza is likely a modern stylized name influenced by Arabic-derived sounds, with an uncertain exact etymology.
Khyza is most plausibly connected to the figure of Al-Khidr (also transliterated as Khizr, Khadir, or Khidr) — one of the most mysterious and beloved figures in Islamic tradition and Sufi mysticism. Al-Khidr, whose name means 'the green one,' is a prophet or saint described in the Quran (Surah Al-Kahf) as a figure of hidden wisdom who performs three seemingly incomprehensible acts before revealing to Moses that each action contained a deeper divine truth invisible to ordinary perception. He is associated with immortality, the waters of life, esoteric knowledge, and the idea that wisdom often looks like folly to the uninitiated.
In Sufi poetry and philosophy, Al-Khidr became the archetype of the inner guide — the mysterious teacher who appears at moments of spiritual crisis and vanishes once the lesson is learned. Rumi, Hafiz, and other Persian mystic poets invoked him repeatedly. His green associations link him to fertility, renewal, and the living world, and shrines dedicated to him exist across the Middle East, South Asia, and Central Asia, venerated by Muslims and, historically, by many non-Muslims as well.
Khyza as a given name takes that potent root and shapes it into something feminine and contemporary — the -a ending softening the more masculine Khizr into a name suitable for a daughter while retaining the spiritual and etymological inheritance. For families from Pakistani, Indian, or broader South Asian and Islamic cultural backgrounds, it carries the deep resonance of a beloved mystical tradition rendered intimate and personal.