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  • #51
    Re: Armenian Family names

    Hi
    My forefathers lived in Georgia for couple of centuries. My great grandpa changed his name for some reason from Panians to Paniev. (I could read his original name on old photo pictures from 19 century)
    My brother managed change again to original few years ago.
    By the way can anyone tell me what in core my family name mean? I don’t think Pani really mean anything in Armenian?

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    • #52
      Re: Armenian Family names

      You can also trace you familiy origins with you last name. For example, if you last name ends in "lian" then that means your ancestors came from Turkey.

      I am -lian as well.

      "Musa" in Arabic means "Moses" (my first name is acutally Movses).
      Last edited by Federate; 08-25-2012, 06:08 AM.
      Մեկ Ազգ, Մեկ Մշակույթ
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      "Western Assimilation is the greatest threat to the Armenian nation since the Armenian Genocide."

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      • #53
        Re: Armenian Family names

        Hello everyone.

        Just reading through this thread, it seemed a good idea if I could provide a little input re the family names that have come up so far. Here are the Turkish versions of the names, without the -ian/-yan, with translations:

        Kassabian (kasap) - butcher
        Demirchian (demirci) - iron worker/blacksmith
        Hakobyan (yakup) - could be: Jacob
        Bilemjian (bilemci) - knife-grinder
        Khelagarian (kel aga) - bald squire
        Musaelian (musa eli) - Moses' hand
        Ichkhanian (ic khan) - khan of the inner region

        Occupations and personal names are usually easy to identify, but some of the others I'm afraid I couldn't even hazard a guess at. Hope this helps.

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        • #54
          Re: Armenian Family names

          Originally posted by graham
          Hakobyan (yakup) - could be: Jacob

          You're right, Hakobyan just comes from the Armenian version of Jacob, Hakob or Hagop. It is not Turkish.



          Originally posted by graham
          Ichkhanian (ic khan) - khan of the inner region

          I think it is just the Turkified version of the Armenian name Ishkhanian.

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          • #55
            Re: Armenian Family names

            My Father name is Hambardzumyan my mothers Nalbandzyan.Eny relative that may u know?My Father side is origin from Van and my Mother from Koxp.
            Can u track where is Koxp ?i cant find it in the maps.That come that my GrandGrandFather servaved during Vans resistans,but my mothErs side where in bad luck cuse my grandgradnfather where a whealty man merchant i think he had people working under him, at the genocide my grand father gived them the name Nalbanzyan,he hade camels and so he where somthing like ruler or mayor of his community,so during the turk came he came home to take his wife(very beutiful woman said)he give his son to his brother to take care, so he save his wife and then come fast to leave, at port ,he never came so his brother get in the boat and left with the only son and a presius stone,his brother that envy his brothers wealth wonthed to keep the money for him self so he gived the only son at the orfany later he founded in orfany in armenia,the brither gone russia where he live a wheathy life,whene the kid got 18 he tracked his unkel and traveled hapily to see his only relatives,whel whene he found him they make him clear that no money of his father where used bay him and thay own nothing that my grandafather had to poses(presuce stone).he didnt wont eny money so he worked there and lived in there house where they trithed him like a servand.finaly he andertsand that they didnt wonted him with them so he left fot armenia. There he make family and borned my grandfather Moris Nalbandzyan ,he worked at the secret weapon factoy as a master at weapon making .he daid from cancer 2007.Hes my mentor and i like to find my relaives in russia only to say that all are forgiven.
            Last edited by UrMistake; 11-09-2008, 03:53 PM.

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            • #56
              Re: Armenian Family names

              actualy my grandgrandfather ended at orfany bay a man that found him at the water that he saw the brother leaving him there.he knew the Nalbandzyan family he where one of the servants.

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              • #57
                Re: Armenian Family names

                Originally posted by ARK View Post
                we don't seem to be related but we still might be, who knowes! anyway all armenians are related to each other in a way.
                Unfortunately we are spread all over the word, recentely i heard even in Ethiopia there are some armenians!
                Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.


                Look at the link i'm giving you and see that a handfull of Armenians have influenced Ethiopia.

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                • #58
                  Re: Armenian Family names

                  Originally posted by AR MENIA View Post
                  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgP0qRpX8Xc

                  Look at the link i'm giving you and see that a handfull of Armenians have influenced Ethiopia.
                  AR_MENIA; thanks for the link. I am also born in northern africa; but I never knew of the Ethiopian Armenian community. Although I am not surprised to see them thrive, for wherever Armenians end up going they create beauty and abundance around them.

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                  • #59
                    Re: Armenian Family names

                    Where in north africa were you born Anoush?
                    For the first time in more than 600 years, Armenia is free and independent, and we are therefore obligated
                    to place our national interests ahead of our personal gains or aspirations.



                    http://www.armenianhighland.com/main.html

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                    • #60
                      Re: Armenian Family names

                      Originally posted by Armanen View Post
                      Where in north africa were you born Anoush?
                      My money's on Egypt
                      Azerbaboon: 9.000 Google hits and counting!

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