Chughtai
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Chughtai or Chagatai (Template:Langx) is a Muslim surname in 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.<ref name="mughals">Template:Cite bookTemplate:Google books</ref> Accordingly, some of the other descendants also use variants such as Mirza, Baig and Khan.<ref>Encyclopædia Britannica</ref><ref>Past present: Emperor's new names</ref>
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”.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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