Surname · Persian

خمینی

خمینی (xumaynī) is a surname. It is used in Persian.

PersianWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: Xomeyni.

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Meaning & origin

How it developed

Built from Persian خمین + ـی.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

خمینی’s family of names

In Persian usage, خمینی as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as Xomeyni. In Persian usage, خمینی as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as xumaynī.

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خمینی has relatives in 5 languages.

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Spellings & scripts 2

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Across languages 4

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