Khan

See also: khan, khán, khàn, and khăn

English

Etymology

As a surname via Hindi खान (khān), Persian خان (xân), among others. As a title, a proper noun form of khan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑːn/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːn
  • Homophones: con, khan

Proper noun

Khan

  1. A male given name used extensively among Muslims of South Asia.
  2. A surname derived from the given name.

Statistics
  • 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.

See also

Anagrams

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

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]

Pronunciation
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Noun

Khan m (strong, genitive Khans, plural Khane)

  1. khan

Declension
Declension of Khan [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Khan die Khane
genitive eines des Khans der Khane
dative einem dem Khan den Khanen
accusative einen den Khan die Khane

References
  1. “khan”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
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