Ian/Yan's that arent' armenian

[ara87]

So we all know that almost every Armenian's last name ends in ian or yan, but what are some ian/yan names you've run into that weren't Armenian? Here's a few i can think of right now

Cibrian-Spanish
Milian-French
Cillian-Irish
Killian-Irish
Fabian-Itallian
Zakerion-Persian (not a ian/yan but sounded like Zakarian)

[jgk3]

Re: Ian/Yan's that arent' armenian

Cancian = Italian

[yerazhishda]

Re: Ian/Yan's that arent' armenian

How about this: what's a name that ends in -uni that isn't Armenian?

[RSNATION]

Re: Ian/Yan's that arent' armenian

So we all know that almost every Armenian's last name ends in ian or yan, but what are some ian/yan names you've run into that weren't Armenian? Here's a few i can think of right now

Cibrian-Spanish
Milian-French
Cillian-Irish
Killian-Irish
Fabian-Itallian
Zakerion-Persian (not a ian/yan but sounded like Zakarian)

Trevelyan
Christian
Wordian
Subramanian
Caglayan

[ara87]

Re: Ian/Yan's that arent' armenian

How about this: what's a name that ends in -uni that isn't Armenian?

hmmm.......... that's a good question

[jgk3]

Re: Ian/Yan's that arent' armenian

Trevelyan
Christian
Wordian
Subramanian
Caglayan

interesting, trevelyan is an english name... I just looked it up. Well, that puts a bit less novelty in the movie Goldeneye, I previously figured Janus was a lienz-cossack of Armenian descent.

[TomServo]

Re: Ian/Yan's that arent' armenian

How about this: what's a name that ends in -uni that isn't Armenian?

[yerazhishda]

Re: Ian/Yan's that arent' armenian

Bunyan

[ara87]

Re: Ian/Yan's that arent' armenian

Bunyan

Paul Bunyan's not Armenian!?! But my mother always told me his name was Poghos/Boghos Bunyan!


lol, jk