Khan
English edit
Etymology edit
From Turkish Kağan, from Middle Mongol ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ (qaɣan).
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Proper noun edit
Khan
- A male given name used extensively among Muslims of South Asia.
- A surname derived from the given name.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Khan is the 427th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 76,171 individuals. Khan is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (81.25%) individuals.
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Etymology edit
From Old French chan, from Medieval Latin canus, caanus, of Turkic origin, from Old Turkic xān (“Central Asian khan”), probably ultimately of non-Turkic (Central Asian) origin.[1]
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Noun edit
Khan m (strong, genitive Khans, plural Khane)
Declension edit
Declension of Khan [masculine, strong]
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References edit
- ^ “khan”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.