Of course "ian" and "yan" are Armenian prefixes in the end of last names, but what is the significance of them. Whats the difference if a name is spelled Aramian or Aramyan. That is the last name of my cousins and one of them spells it with the "ian" the other with the "yan" Is there any grammatical reason for which one to put? Is it because of location? I have noticed that "yan" is more common in Yerevan than "ian"
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Re: "ian" vs "yan"
Originally posted by Aka Mr VaGIf an Armenian individuals last name ends with a yan it usually means that they are from Armenia. But if the individuals last name ends with an ian it usually means that they are Beirut or areound that area.
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well thats a reall technical question, it obviously has to go back to your dads dad dad etc. alot of it is because when families move here to the united states they change their last names to fit the grammar. also, the armenians in beirut and syria dont use the latin alphabet only armenian and arabic...so once they come here they translate it accordingly...
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armenians from armenia write there name withe YAN and armenians from the diaspora write it with IAN. for all that i am concerned the difference is when writing in english and that is not my mother language . in armenian there is no difference and in reality there is one kind of armenians they are the armenian themselves....
the hell with them all because
"HAY LEZOUN DOUNE HAYOUN...ASHKHARI TCHORS DSAKEROUN..""
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