Armenian Family names

[Armanen]

Re: Armenian Family names

My money's on Egypt

Me too, but I don't want to presume :P

[Anoush]

Re: Armenian Family names

My money's on Egypt

How much money Federate? Maybe $1,000?

Yeah you're both right!

[vasbourakan1]

Re: Armenian Family names

well I've heard about two families having their origin ethiopia and who are generous benevolents, ouzounian and kassarjian

[Lika]

Re: Armenian Family names

Because your parents were from Istanbul. The Turks do not pronounce "ian" like in English or French, and instead they write it as "yan," and that is why your father's surname was written as Minasyan.

Hi I am originally from Armenia. Just to note that in all Armenian passports the surnames are spelled with yan in English section. I don’t know why though. But it does not make mush difference ian and yan are pronounced the same 

[Lika]

Re: Armenian Family names

Guys, back to the topic. Why few armenian family names don't end with ian ?

Hi there, what do you mean they do not end in ian? If you mean the surnames such as Adonts, Ayunts, and so on this could be linked to the local dialect these families originally come from, these endings show belonging and it means that person belongs to that family. You can hear such surnames quite often in Armenia. I hope this clarifies a bit? But yet there are surnames such as Rshtuni, Pahlavuni which I am afraid I cannot explain.
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[Gavur]

Re: Armenian Family names

They all mean 'BELONGING TO", and where theres no ending it still can be considered with an ending like ian.

[armoboy]

Re: Armenian Family names

I am melkonian.

[Pazooki]

Re: Armenian Family names

Grigoryan :P

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[seruven]

Re: Armenian Family names

Ezer.
Does that sound Armenian?

[Pazooki]

Re: Armenian Family names

No sounds Arab Mr. SeruBen