Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish تلوه (telve) +‎ -յան (-yan) or a development of Թելֆեջյան (Tʻelfeǰyan).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Թելֆեյան (Tʻelfeyan)

  1. a surname transferred from the nickname or originating as an occupation

Declension

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Descendants

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  • English: Telfeyan, Telfeian
  • Bulgarian: Телфея́н (Telfeján)

References

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  • Avetisyan, Tigran (2000) “Թելֆեյան”, in V. M. Grigoryan, Ṙ. L. Uṙutyan, editors, Hayocʻ azganunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Surnames] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Van Aryan, →ISBN