Surname

Khamenei

Khamenei is a surname from Iranian Persian.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Khamenei comes from Iranian Persian.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Iranian Persian خامِنِهای.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Khamenei’s family of names

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

Walk Khamenei’s family in the name graph

KhameneiXomanaiyخامَنَہ اِیHameneiХоманаӣJameneíХаменеи́خامِنِهایخَامَنَهاِیハーメネイーखामनईChameneiXameneiԽամենեիخَامِنَئِيّ

The ring: across languages.

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Around the world

Khamenei has relatives in 14 languages.

SpanishJapanese

14 related names in 14 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

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