Tag : Armenian last names

Armenian last names (family names) bear the suffix -ian, -iants, -ants,
-iantz, -yan, -ents, -entz, -ontz or -ouni.

The difficulty of the host countries in understanding the Armenian sounds may have caused changes to the Armenian last names. The spoliation of properties and destruction of documents during the Armenian Genocide may have caused the alteration or the loss of the Armenian last name.

Vahe Achikian

The correct name is Hunchak Abardyan of Zeytun. The Abardyan clan used to be one of the ruling feudal “Ishkhans” of Zeytun, but in the early 1800’s they ran afoul of the Yenidunyayan clan and were defeated and decimated. The survivors ran away to Marash and became foot soldiers and trustees for ...
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Shirley Kalashian-Collins

Interesting – they are in the same sort of outfits of an unknown man a cousin found in her closet. We have been trying to figure out who he was. This says Pazmashen, so I’m wondering if that was how they dressed in that area.
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Serge Baghtchedjian

my name is Serge Baghtchedjian from Argentina, my father was French Joseph born in 1927, and my grand father was Armenian from Adana is called Dikran born aprox in 1890, and my great-grandfather is called Sarkis, no data.You know my ancestors?
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Jonathan Varjabedian

Can anybody tell me more about this picture? Such as, when it was taken, or the names of the individuals pictured.I am a descendant of Haroutiun Sinanian of Evereg-FenesseThanks! Susan Sinanian Garabedian Jonathon, I just saw this: Yes I can tell you every one in this picture. Haroutiun Sinanian ...
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Josiane Fischer

Parantzem and Sembad Vezirian are standing up. The children on the photo : Hagop and Aghaton, their first two sons. Sembad disappeared during the Armenian genocide. Parantzem and their five children, Hagop, Aghaton, Megherditch, Aroussiak and Meline, took refuge in France.
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