Chughtai
Family name originating in the Chagatai Khanate
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::summary Family name originating in the Chagatai Khanate ::
Chughtai or Chagatai () is a surname in Central Asia and South Asia, originating in the Chagatai Khanate as taken up by the descendants and successors of Chagatai Khan who was the second son of Genghis Khan. Accordingly, some of the other descendants also use variants such as Mirza, Baig and Khan.
Etymology of Chughtai
The surname “Chughtai” originates from the Mongolian word “Chaghadai”, a derivative of “Chagan” meaning “white”. The suffix “-dai” is added to form “Chaghadai”. Over time, “Chaghadai” evolved into “Chughtai”, meaning, “he who is white”.
People with the surname
- Abdur Rahman Chughtai (1897-1975), Pakistani painter.
- Ismat Chughtai (1915–1991), Indian writer
- Ikram Chughtai (1941–2023), Pakistani researcher
- Dr Inam ul haq Chughtai (1968), Pakistani Doctor
- Mohammad Shafiq Chughtai (1948–2011), Saudi Music Composer
Notes
References
- John F. Richards. (1995). "The Mughal Empire: Volume 5 of New Cambridge history of India: The Mughals and their contemporaries".
- [http://search.eb.com/eb/article-9054153 Encyclopædia Britannica]
- [http://dawn.com/2011/01/02/past-present-emperors-new-names Past present: Emperor's new names]
- Baras-aghur, Naran. "On the Documentation and Construction of Period Mongolian Names".
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