name
Zelimkhan
zeh-lim-KHAHN
zɛlɪmˈxɑːnListen
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Syllable breakdown
Zelimkhan
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Chechen (Russia/Caucasus)
- Meaning
- a Chechen name of Turkic-Persian origin combining zulm meaning power or justice with khan meaning ruler or lord; historically borne by Zelimkhan of Kharachoy, a celebrated early twentieth century Chechen resistance fighter whose name became a symbol of defiance against Tsarist Russian rule in the Caucasian mountains
- Gender
- male
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