Հովհաննիսյան

Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Հովհաննես (Hovhannes, given name equivalent to John) +‎ -յան (-yan, patronymic suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /hovhɑnniˈsjɑn/, [hovhɑnːisjɑ́n]
    • (Eastern Armenian, colloquial) IPA(key): /hovɑniˈsjɑn/, [hovɑnisjɑ́n]
  • (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /hovhɑnniˈsjɑn/, [hovhɑnːisjɑ́n]
    • (Western Armenian, colloquial) IPA(key): /hovɑniˈsjɑn/, [hovɑnisjɑ́n]

Proper noun

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Հովհաննիսյան (Hovhannisyan) (traditional orthography spelling Յովհաննիսեան)

  1. a surname originating as a patronymic, equivalent to English Johnson

Declension

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Descendants

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