Գաֆեսճյան

Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Ottoman Turkish قفسجی (kafesci, wireworker; maker or seller of birdcages or lattices) +‎ -յան (-yan). The Eastern Armenian pronunciation is a spelling pronunciation.

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Գաֆեսճյան (Gafesčyan) (traditional orthography spelling Գաֆէսճեան)

  1. a surname originating as an occupation

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • English: Cafesjian, Kafesjian
  • French: Kafesdjian