Surname

Hamenei

Hamenei is a surname from Persian. It is used in Turkish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Hamenei comes from Persian.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Persian خامنهای (xâmene-'i).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Hamenei’s family of names

In Turkish usage, Hamenei as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form Khamenei.

Walk Hamenei’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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