Armenian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Խորեն (Xoren, a male given name) +‎ -յան (-yan).

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Խորենյան (Xorenyan)

  1. a surname originating as a patronymic

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • English: Khorenian
  • Russian: Хореня́н (Xorenján)

References edit

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