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- Kazakh · borrowed fromӘуелхан
- English todayAuelkhan
From Kazakh Әуелхан (Äwelxan, male given name), consisting of әуел (äwel, “first”) + хан (xan, “khan, ruler”), and various surnames derived therefrom, including Әуелханов m (Äwelxanov), Әуелханова f (Äwelxanova), and the patronymics Әуелханұлы m (Äwelxanulı), Әуелханқызы f (Äwelxanqızı). Compare the Russian borrowed form Ауельхан (Aujelʹxan), etc.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.