Khan

See also: khan, khán, khàn, and khăn

English

Etymology

As a surname via Urdu خان (xān), Persian خان (xân), among others. As a title, a proper noun form of khan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːn/

• Audio (US):

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• 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.
   • 2021 April 4, “Here’s why Gwyneth Paltrow’s application of sunscreen in a recent video is highly misleading”, in Raj Kamal Jha, editor, The Indian Express‎^[1], Noida, Uttar Pradesh: Indian Express Limited, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 February 2024:

     "Sunscreens protect you from UVA/UVB rays which can be emitted from many sources of light such as the sun, your tubelight and devices," Dr Kaleem Khan said, adding that using sunscreen once a day is the bare minimum you can do for your skin.

Derived terms

• MNIK (“abbreviation of the Hindi film My Name Is Khan”)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Khan is the 427^th 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

• Khan Younus

Anagrams

• Hank, Kahn, Nakh, ankh, hank

German

Alternative forms

• Chan

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaːn/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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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

Related terms

• Khanat