Meaning & origin
How it developed
From Iranian Persian خمینی (xomeyni), built from Persian خمین + ـی.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Khomeini’s family of names
In English usage, Khomeini as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the German form CHOMEINI. In English usage, Khomeini as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Turkish form Humeyni. In English usage, Khomeini as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Azerbaijani form Xomeyni.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Khomeini has relatives in 11 languages.
11 related names in 11 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 11
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- XumayniyUzbek
- HumeyniTurkish
- ХумайнӣTajik
- Хомейни́Russian
- خُمِینیfa-ira
- خُمَیْنِیprs
- ChomeiniGerman
- 霍梅尼Mandarin
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