Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Բադալ (Badal, a male given name) +‎ -յան (-yan).

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Բադալյան (Badalyan) (traditional orthography spelling Բադալեան)

  1. a surname originating as a patronymic

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • English: Badalyan, Badalian
  • Russian: Бадаля́н (Badalján)

References edit

  • Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1942–1962) “Բադալ”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press
  • Avetisyan, Tigran (2000) “Բադալյան”, in V. M. Grigoryan, Ṙ. L. Uṙutyan, editors, Hayocʻ azganunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Surnames] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Van Aryan, →ISBN