Meanings
- A surname from Kazakh.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Auelkhan.
Origin
- KazakhӘуелхан
- EnglishAuelkhan
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.
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Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Auelkhan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Auelkhan
“Auelkhan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Auelkhan. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Auelkhan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Auelkhan.
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