The name of the Kalabad Madrasah appears in the forms of Kalobot, Kalabon, and Kalonabad madrasa in several manuscripts copied from it. According to Sadri Zia, the original name of the madrasa is Kalabad. Between the 12th and 17th centuries, it was also known as the Madrasah of Arslan Khan. It is also known as Khan Madrasa
