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Origin of Armenian Surnames

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  • #91
    Re: Origin of Armenian Surnames

    Originally posted by Sasun View Post
    I'll be following the draft today, Kassian, eh? If he is good, he should go to a real NHL city! Kings indeed! I think we should be promoting these guys. Let's start a Zach & Zack fan club. With local chapters in each NHL city.
    Originally posted by Sasun View Post
    I wonder if Kassian is a descendant of one of the Georgetown Boys. Those young men carried out a rebelion against their teachers because they didn't want to change their Armenian Names. It was all they had in a new land.
    If Kassian is a descendant, that would make quite a story. But, he went to Buffulo.
    Not sure if Sasun will ever read this but Zack Kassian is NOT Armenian. He denied it in past interviews.
    Azerbaboon: 9.000 Google hits and counting!

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    • #92
      Re: Origin of Armenian Surnames

      Well Federate, I finally did. I believe he said he was Irish. So we'll have to believe and accept that. However, I had a similar experience with a coleague some years past. He claimed to be Irish and I prompted him to look further into his family background. He had a very interesting story to tell. It turns out that his family WAS of Armenian origin, which, over the centuries had finally settled in Ireland. The same might apply to Kassian.

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      • #93
        Re: Origin of Armenian Surnames

        I have two questions:

        1) tatul avOYAN, vle khalOYAN, armen alOYAN... etc.
        It's thought that these singers are of Yezidi origin. I've realized that many Yezidi surnames end with an -OYAN. Am I thinking too much into it, or are these surnames truly indicative that the name holder is of Yezidi origin?

        2) I've seen many variants of my last name: Peloshyan, Piloshyan, Pilosyan, Piloyan. Does anyone know what "Pelosh" or "Pilosh" means exactly?

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        • #94
          Re: Origin of Armenian Surnames

          my Grandfathers last name on a certificate (military?) and death certificate is Hamparian. But when I was a child he once told me his name was Ham...par...sunian. I think he was telling me something. Can anyone explain this ? / Artashes

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