Babakhan

Babakhan or Babahan (Russian: Бабахан, Persian: باباخان, Uzbek: Boboxon) is a masculine given name found among various Muslim of Russia indigenous to North Caucasus,^[1] Tatarstan,^[2] and Central Asia. It consists of two parts of Persian origin: baba (Persian: بابا) + khan.^[3] "Baba" a form of respectful address, usually to an elder (father, grandfather), i.e., "babakhan" may mean "respected lord", "elder lord", etc.^[1]^[2] Also, "khan" may be used as a affix that increases the respectfulness of the address "baba". Patronymic surnames Babakhanov and Babakhanyan are derived from it.

It can also be a Turkish surname.

Notable people with the name include:

Babakhan Babakhanov, a founder of the Lezgian Musical and Drama Theatre
Babakhan Badalov, birth name of Babi Badalov (born 1959), Azerbaijani visual artist and poet
Babakhan Garayev, musician from Azerbaijani band Yukhu
Puthanparambil Babakhan Abdul Razzaq Saleh or P. B. A. Saleh, Indian footballer
Ishan Babakhan ibn Abdulmajidkhan (1858–1957), Islamic religious figure, Grand Mufti of Soviet Central Asia

Ergun Babahan (born 1960), Turkish journalist, columnist, and television personality

References

1 2 Сводный словарь личных имён народов Северного Кавказа / отв. ред. Р. Ю. Намитокова. — М. : Флинта : Наука, 2012. — ISBN 978-5-9765-1436-2
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↑ Алим Гафуров, Имя и история: об именах арабов, персов, таджиков и тюрков, 1977, p. 130

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[3] Алим Гафуров, Имя и история: об именах арабов, персов, таджиков и тюрков, 1977, p. 130

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