Armenian
names are used in the country of Armenia in western Asia, as well as in Armenian diaspora communities throughout the world.
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ABAJIAN ArmenianThe surname Abjian is a patronymic from Turkish abacι ‘maker or seller of coarse woolen cloth or garments’, from aba ‘coarse woolen cloth’.
ABASYAN ArmenianThis is a last name. Abasyan's were Kings and Queens, having Kingdoms from the years 750-1280.
AGASSI Armenian, Persian, ItalianThe surname Agassi most likely evolved from a nickname for someone resembling a mappie, perhaps jokingly referred to as chattering or nagging person. ...
[more] AJEMIAN ArmenianPatronymic from Turkish
acem meaning ‘Persian’, ‘foreigner’, from Arabic
a’jam meaning ‘one who speaks Arabic incorrectly’.
BALIAN ArmenianPatronymic of uncertain origin, perhaps from Turkish bal ‘lord’, ‘master’, a word of Arabic origin.
BOYAJYAN Բոյաջյան ArmenianMeans "son of the painter" from Armenian պոյաճի
(poyači) meaning "dyer, painter".
DONABEDIAN ArmenianPatronymic from classical Armenian tōnapet meaning ‘head of a festival’.
GARABEDIAN ArmenianMeans "son of
Garabed", an Armenian personal name meaning literally "leader, precursor" and traditionally used as an epithet of John the Baptist in the Armenian church.
GULIAN ArmenianFrom Armenian word
gul meaning "rose", as well as "laughter", combined with the common suffix of
ian meaning "son of".
KARKAVANDIAN Armenian, IranianThose belonging to the Karkevand/Garkevand district of Iran who are most likely of Armenian origin. Typical modern Armenian last names end with the originally patronymic suffix -յան or -եան, transliterated as -yan, -ian, or less often '-jan'...
[more] KARTASHYAN Քարտաշյան ArmenianMeans "son of the stonemason" from Armenian քարտաշ
(kʿartaš) meaning "stonecutter, stonemason".
KASHMANIAN Armenianthis name is believed to be a version of the name of a city called kashman
MARGARYAN Մարգարյան ArmenianMeans "son of Margar" from a given name derived from Old Armenian մարգարէ
(margarē) "prophet".
MISAKIAN Միսաքյան ArmenianAn Armenian surname meaning "descendant of
Misak."
Misak is the Armenian form of the Ancient Hebrew name
Meshach.
NAJARYAN Նաջարյան ArmenianMeans "son of the carpenter" from dialectal Armenian նաջար
(naǰar) meaning "carpenter" (of Arabic origin).
NALBANDYAN Նալբանդյան ArmenianMeans "son of the farrier" from dialectal Armenian նալբանդ
(nalband) meaning "farrier" (of Persian origin).
PAHLEVANYAN Փահլևանյան ArmenianMeans "son of the wrestler" or "son of the champion", ultimately from Persian پهلوان
(pahlevân) meaning "strong man, champion, wrestler".
SARAFYAN Սարաֆյան ArmenianMeans "son of the banker" from Arabic صَرَّاف
(ṣarrāf) meaning "banker, moneychanger, cashier".
SAROUKHANIAN Սարուխանյան ArmenianHere is the combined words meaning of "Saroukhanian" surname: Sar(Armenian origin–սար– means: Mountain ) + u (Armenian origin –եւ– means :and )+ khan( խան _means: prince )+ yan (յան– a suffix for Armenian family names) and the combination of the words finally means The Mountain and Prince or The Prince օf Mountain
TER-GRIGORYAN ArmenianThe surname Grigoryan derives from the name Grigor, which is Armenian pronunciation of the name Gregory (it derives from Greek word, γρηγορος, and means 'watchful', 'alert'). Adding to the name the prefix Ter- is the way people call the priests in Armenia (in English often the word "Father" is used instead)...
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