the etymology and history of surnames
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| Avakian |
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Usage: Armenian
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| Armenian patronymic meaning "son of Avak". |
| Baghdassarian |
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Usage: Armenian
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| Means "son of Baghdassar". Baghdassar is a cognate of Balthazar. |
| Barsamian |
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Usage: Armenian
Extra: Statistics |
| Means "son of a priest" in Armenian. |
| Bedrosian |
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Usage: Armenian
Extra: Statistics |
| Means "son of Bedros" in Armenian. |
| Darbinian |
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Usage: Armenian
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| Means "son of the blacksmith", so is equivalent to the English Smith. |
| Davidyan |
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Usage: Armenian
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| Means "son of David". |
| Gevorgian |
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Usage: Armenian
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| Means "son of George" in Armenian. |
| Hagopian |
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Usage: Armenian
Extra: Statistics |
| Means "son of Hagop" in Armenian. |
| Hovanesian |
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Usage: Armenian
Extra: Statistics |
| Means "son of Hovhannes" in Armenian. |
| Kasabian |
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Usage: Armenian
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| Means "butcher" in Armenian. |
| Kevorkian |
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Usage: Armenian
Extra: Statistics |
| An alternative spelling of Gevorgian in transliteration from the Armenian alphabet to the Roman. |
| Khachaturian |
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Usage: Armenian
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| Means "son of Khachatur" in Armenian. Khachatur (or Khachadur)is a male given name which means "cross-bearer". |
| Magorian |
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Usage: Armenian
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| Means "son of Magor", an Armenian form of Mark. |
| Matevosian |
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Usage: Armenian
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| Means "son of Matthew". |
| Mooshian |
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Usage: Armenian
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| Variant of Moushian. |
| Moushian |
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Usage: Armenian
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| Name for someone who came from the Armenian town of Moush. |
| Nazaretian |
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Usage: Armenian
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| Means "son of Nazareth". The -tian on the end of an Armenian surname means "son of", and Nazareth was part of ancient Armenia. |
| Nazarian |
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Usage: Armenian
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| Means "son of Nazar". |
| Panossian |
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Usage: Armenian
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| Means "son of Panos". |
| Sarkisian |
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Usage: Armenian
Extra: Statistics |
| Means "son of Sarkis" in Armenian. The Armenian given name Sarkis is equivalent to Sergius. |
| Torosian |
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Usage: Armenian
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| Means "son of Toros (Theodore)" in Armenian. |
| Vartanian |
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Usage: Armenian
Extra: Statistics |
| Means "son of Vartan" in Armenian. Vartan is a male given name meaning "rose giver". |
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