Dictionary of Armenian Surnames D

DABAGian See DABAGHian

DABAGHian (Ab/P/ T) Tanner

DABAJIian

DABAKian See TABAKian

DABANian

DABASHIian

DABBAGHian See DABAGHian

DABBAKian See TABAKian

DACHJIian See TASHJIan.

DADAGian

DADALIian

DADARian

DADAyan (T) Father.

DADEDian

DADEKian See DADEKHian

DADEKHian (H/P) Variant of Dadegh, in turn a variant of Dadagh, which is a conflation

of Dada and agha, Dada being the diminutive of David, and agha a term of respect

for a gentleman, sir. Therefore, David the gentleman.

DADURian Dim. of DERAADOURIan

DADERian (T) Brother.

DADEyan

DADian (T) Gift. See DADAyan.

DADIKOZian

DADIRian See DADERian.

DADOORian Dim. of DERADOURian

DADOURian Dim. of DERAADOURIan

DADOyan Dim. of TAVITIAN. The Dadoyan family from Dikranagerd traces itself back to Karabakh (Artsakh). Their patriarchal ancestor, Dad, was reportedly the benefactor of Dadivank -- in Armenian: Խութավանք/khutavank, literally 'monastery on the hill' -- an Armenian Apostolic monastery in the Kelbajar District bordering the Martakert Province of the Republic of Artsakh. It was built between the 9th and 13th centuries and is one of the main monastic complexes of medieval Armenia.

DADRian Dim. of DERADOURian

DADUKian

DADURian Dim. of DERADOURian

DAGAVARian

DAGDIGian (T) See DAGHDIGHian, DAGHDIKian.

DAGESSian

DAGHAVARian

DAGHDEVIRian (T) Unskillful, graceless.

DAGHDIGHian (T) Stammerer, lisping, tongue-tied.

DAGHDIKian (T) Steep mountain dweller.

DAGHERian

DAGHLARian

DAGHLIan (T) Mountaineer, highlander; rude, ill-mannered, boorish, rough; branded.,

scarred

DAGIRMANJIan See DEGHIRMENJIan

DAGLARian

DAGLAyan

DAGLIan See DAGHLIan

DAHABIyan

DAHANian

DAIBian

DAILERian

DAJADian (P) Gift.

DAKARian

DAKASian

DAKERMANJIan See DEGHIRMENJIan.

DAKESian Dim. of ARISDAGESian DEGHIRMENJIan.

DAKESSian Dim. of ARISDAGESian..

DALAKian See TELLAKian

DALALian See DALLALian

DALAQian See TELLAKian

DALHASHian

DALian Dim. of DALLALian

DALITAyan

DALKRANian

DALLALian (Ab/P) Broker.

DAMADian (P/T) Son-in-law, bridegroom.

DAMBORAJIan

DAMBOURAJIan

DAMEJIan

DAMERGIan See DEMIRJIan.

DAMERGY See DEMIRJIan.

DAMERJIan See DEMIRJIan

DAMGAJIan (T) Maker/dealer of instruments for stamping, marking.

DAMGHAJIan See DAMGAJian

DAMGHANJIan See DAMGAJian

DAMIRCHIan See DEMIRJIan

DAMIRGIan See DEMIRJIan

DAMLAMAyan

DAMOORGIan See Demirjian.

DAMURJIan See DEMIRJIan.

DANAGEOZian (T) Possessing eyes like those of a weaned calf

DANian

DANAGOULian

DANAyan

DANBORAGIan

DANDEGian

DANEGian

DANELian See TANIELian.

DANIELian See TANIELian.

DANIKian Dim. of TANIELian.

DANISian

DANIYELian See TANIELian.

DANOyan Dim. of TANIELian.

DAOUDian Dim. of DAVOUDian.

DAQUESian Dim. of ARISDAGESian.

DARAFSHIan

DARAKian See DARAKJIan.

DARAKDJIan See DARAKJIan.

DARAKGIan See DARAKJIan.

DARAKJIan (T) Maker/seller of combs , rakes, harrows.

DARASian (T/A) My house, habitation, country.

DARBENian See TARPINian.

DARBIDian

DARBINian See TARPINian

DARDARian (T) Hardly; barely; scarcely; only just; with difficulty.

DARDOUNI (A) Beset with troubles.

DAREKLIan

DARHANian

DARian Dim. of DARDARian., SARADARian, etc.

DARIBian

DARMANian See DEGHIRMENJIan.

DARMANDJIan See DEGHIRMENJIan.

DARMANJIan See DEGHIRMENJIan.

DARONian (A) Native of Daron, Historic Armenia

DARONATSan See DARONian.

DARONTSIan See DARONian.

DARPINian See TARPINian.

DARTLIan ( ) Native of Dart village in Historic Armenia.

DARUKian

DARZIyan See TERZIan.

DASDAGULian See DASTAHGOULian

DASHAMAJIan

DASHTSHIan

DASTAHGOULian (P) Bouquet of roses.

DASTAHian (P) Batch; bouquet; bunch.

DATAyan

DATEVian Native of area of Datev Monastery in Armenia.

DATEVIGian Dim. of DATEVian.

DAVAGIan

DAVAJIan

DAVARKHANian (T) Owner or operator of a shelter for livestock (sheep, goats).

DAVEJIan

DAVIDian See TAVITian.

DAVIDKANian See TAVITKANian.

DAVITian See TAVITian.

DAVOUDian Arabic form of Tavitian.

DAVOUDLARian Kurdish plural of Arabic David. See TAVITian.

DAVOyan Dim. of TAVITian.

DAVROSian (Gr) Native of Taurus Mountains of Historic Armenia.

DAVTian See TAVITian.

DAWOUDian See DAVOUDian.

DAYIyan (T) Maternal uncle.

DAYERMANJIan See DEGHIRMENJIan.

DAYERMENJIan See DEGHIRMENJIan.

DAZian (T) Bald.

DEARBEKERian See DIARBEKRian.

DEBBAGHian See DABAGHian.

DEBBAGian See DABAGHian.

DEBEKian

DECKMEJIan See DEOKMEJIan.

DEDAKian

DEDEyan Grandfather, old man

DEDERian

DEDian

DEFTERDARian (P/T) Cashier, treasurer, director of finance; formerly Finance

Minister; now, head of the finance department of a vilayet, accountant.

DEFTERDERian (P/T) See DEFTERDARian

DEFTERTERian See DEFTERDARian

DEGHDIRIyan

DEGHIRMENJIan (T) Miller

DEGIRMENCIan See DEGHIRMENJIan

DEGIRMENJIan See DEGHIRMENJIan

DEGOian

DEGOLIan

DEHERian (Ab) Clean.

DEHERTZIan ( ) Native of village of Deher. ?

DEIRMENDJIan See DEGHIRMENJIan

DEIRMENGIan See DEGHIRMENJIan

DEIRMENJIan (T) See DEGHIRMENJIan.

DEKENian

DEKERMANDJIan See DEGHIRMENJIan.

DEKERMENDJIan See DEGHIRMENJIan.

DEKERMENJIan See DEGHIRMENJIan.

DEKEYan See TEKEyan

DEKHRUNI (A)

DEKIRMANJIan See DEGHIRMENJIan.

DEKIRMENDJIan See DEGHIRMENJIan.

DEKIRMENJIan See DEGHIRMENJIan.

DEKMEJIan See DEOKMEJIan

DEKMEZian See DEOKMEJIan

DELANJIan

DELBARian

DELBEDIRian

DELENian

DELLAKian See TELLAKian

DELLALian See DALLALian

DELLOyan Dim. of DALLALian.

DELSEZian

DEMAGIan See DEMIRJIan.

DEMARJIan See DEMIRJIan.

DEMBEKJIan See TEOMBEKJIan.

DEMERAYAKian

DEMERAYOUKian

DEMERDJIan See DEMIRJIan.

DEMERGIan See DEMIRJian

DEMERJIan See DEMIRJIan

DEMERKERian

DEMETRICIan

DEMIRAIAKian See DEMIRAYAKian.

DEMIRAKian (T) See DEMIRAYAKian.

DEMIRALian (T) Iron-like.

DEMIRAYAKian (T) Iron leg.

DEMIRCHIan See DEMIRJIan

DEMIRCIan See DEMIRJIan

DEMIRDGIan See DEMIRJIan

DEMIRDJIan See DEMIRJIan

DEMIRGIan See DEMIRJIan

DEMIRJIan (T) Ironworker, smith, hardware dealer.

DEMIRJIBASHIan (T) Head ironworker, etc.

DEMIRKRian

DEMIROJIan See DEMIRJIan.

DEMOORJIan See DEMIRJian

DEMORJIan See DEMIRJian

DEMOURian See DEMIRJIan

DEMOyan Dim. of DEMIRJIan

DEMURJIan See DEMIRKian

DENCHALIan

DENEJIan

DENGJIan (T) Millstone-maker/owner.(for threshing wheat). The Dinkjian family of Dikranagerd owned such a millstone in Historic Armenia.

DENIRJIan

DENKIJIan See DENGJIan.

DENKMEDJIan See DEOKMEJIan.

DENKMEJIan See DEOKMEJIan.

DENOVian

DEOKMEDJIan See DEOKMEJIan.

DEOKMEyan

DEOKMEJIan (T) Foundry or metal worker/caster..

DEORTKASHLIan (T) With bushy eyebrows; with a budding moustache.

DEOSHOGHLANian (T) Literally breast boy; figuratively, a young man who proudly

thrusts his chest forward. This comes from Rosine Deoshoghlanian Hovsepian of New

Jersey.

DEOVLETian See DEVLETian.

DEPANian

DEPIGian Dim. of

DEPOyan Dim. of

DERADian

DERADOORian See DERADOURian

DERADORian See DERADOURian

DERADOURian (A) Gift of the Lord.

DERADURian See DERADOURian

DERAHIan

DERAKJIan See DARAKJIan.

DERANian

DERATZIan ( ) Native of Dera  ; See DIRATSOUian

DERATZOUian See DIRATSOUian

DERDARian See DERDERian, DARDARian.

DERDERian (A) Kahana: married priest.

DERDERICIan

DERDIARian See DERDERian.

DEREBEGian

DEREKLIan

DERELIan

DEREMian

DEREyan

DERian Dim. of DERDERian.

DERLUGIan

DERMANJIan See DEGHIRMENJIan

DERMENDIJIan See DEGHIRMENJIan.

DERMENDJIan See DEGHIRMENJIan

DERMENJIan See DEGHIRMENJIan

DERNDERian

DEROUNian (A) Dominical, lord’s, particular to the Lord.

DEROyan Dim. of DEROUNian.

DERTADian (A) Gift of the Lord.

DERVICHian See DERVISHian.

DERVISHian (P) Mendicant, ascetic, hermit, simple contented man.

DERVOGHORMIACIyan See DERVOGHORMIAJIan.

DERVOGHORMIAJIan (A) Lord have mercy.

DESBESHIRian

DESHian

DESTENian

DESTEyan See DASTAHian.

DEUCHOGHLIan See DEOSHOGHLANian.

DEUKMEDJIan See DEOKMEJIan.

DEUKMEJIan See DEOKMEJIan.

DEULGERian (T) Carpenter.

DEUMBELEKian (T) Small drum, tam-tam; idiot.

DEURDULIan

DEUVLETian See DOVLATian.

DEUZGEUNian (T) Made up; painted face.

DEVian Dim. of DEVEJIan.

DEVEDJIan See DEVEJIan.

DEVEJIan (T) Camel owner or camel driver.

DEVELLIan (T) Camel-like.

DEVERian

DEVIRENian

DEVLETian (T/Ab) .Prosperous, wealthy. Devletli: Distinguished title formerly given to

certain high officials. Devletlu: Title formerly given only to the highest officials. See

DOVLATian.

DEVOyan Dim. of DEVEJIan.

DEVRISHian See DERVISHian.

DEYERMANJIan See DEGHIRMENJIan

DEYERMENJIan See DEGHIRMENJIan

DEYIRMENJIan See DEGHIRMENJIan

DEYRMANJIan See DEGHIRMENJIan

DEZIRian

DGENGEMIan

DGENIan

DGINGUERian See CHINGOURian.

DIARian

DIARBEKIRian See DIARBEKRian.

DIARBEKRian.(T/Ab) Native of Diarbekr (Dikranagerd), Historic Armenia.

DICHian

DIKBIKian

DIKRAMANJIan See DEGHIRMENJIan

DICKRANian See DIKRANian.

DICKRANOUHIyan See DIKRANOUHIyan.

DIDIZian See TITIZian.

DIKIJIan (T) Cobbler

DIKISHCHIan (T) Seamstress

DIKRANian (A) Name of kings of Armenia.

DIKRANOUHIyan Feminine form of DIKRANian.

DIKRISian (A) Native of Tigris River area.

DILAKian See DILEKian.

DILANCHIan

DILANian

DILAVian (T) Brave, bold, daring, a hero.

DILBARian

DILBERian

DILDABANian

DILDARian

DILDILian

DILEKian (T) Wish, desire, request.

DILENian

DILGARian See DEULGERian.

DILIMETIN (T) Trustworthy, glib.dil: tongue; metin: firm, strong, solid.

DILJIan (T) Linguist, philologist.

DILLORIan

DILLOyan

DILMANCHIan (T) Interpreter, dragoman, guide.

DILSISian See DILSIZian.

DILSIZian (T) Mute, w ithout a tongue.

DIMAKSIan

DIMERGIan See DEMIRJIan.

DIMIDJIan See DIMIJIan.

DIMIJIan (T) Fabricator of or dealer in a kind of textile.

DIMITian (T) Textile worker.

DINANian

DINCKJIan See DINKJIan, DENGJIan.

DINGILian (T) Maker/repairer of an axle or tongue of a horse-drawn carriage.

DINIHANian

DINian Dim. of DINJian, DINKJIan,

DINJian (T) Strong; hearty; lively.

DINKian See DINKJIan

DINKJIan (T) Maker, owner, operator of a fulling mill. (The first references to fulling

mills are reported in Persia in the 10th century.) Dinkjian is the family name of prominent musicians Onnik and Ara. See DENGjian for more background information.

DIONISian (Gr) God of wine.

DIONYSian See DIONISian.

DIRADOORian See DERADOURian

DIRADOURian See DERADOURian

DIRADURian See DERADOURian

DIRAIRian

DIRAMARian (A) Diramayr: Name given to Mary, Mother of God.

DIRANian

DIRATSAyn See DIRATSOUyn

DIRATSOUyan (A) Church choir member, clerk.

DIRATZOUynan See DIRATSOUyn

DIRAYRian (A) Man of the Lord.

DIRTADian See DERTADian.

DIRAZian

DIRAZANian

DIRAZONian

DIRHEMian

DIRIELIan

DIRITian See TIRITian.

DIRITOGULLUyan See TIRITOGHLIan.

DIROOHIyan See DIROUHIyan.

DIROUGian

DIROUHIyan (A) Mistress, princess, lady.

DIRTADian See DERTADian.

DISHian

DISHAKJIan

DISHCHEKENian (T) Tooth extractor; (T) District in Istanbul ?

DISHHEKIMian (T) Dentist surgeon.

DISHJIan (T) Dentist.

DISHMANian

DISTCHEKENian See DISHCHEKENian.

DITZian

DIURGERian See DEULGERian

DIVANian See DIVANCHIan.

DIVANCHIan (T) Office or bureau worker.

DIVRIGian

DIVRIKian

DIYARBAKIRian See DIARBEKRian.

DJABOURian

DJABRAyan

DJAMBAZian See JAMBAZian

DJAMBQAZian See JAMBAZian

DJAMDJIan See JAMJIan.

DJAMGARian

DJAMJIan See JAMJIan.

DJANBATian

DJANBAZian See JANBAZian

DJANDIRian

DJANDJANian

DJANIGian See JANIGian.

DJANIKian See JANIGian.

DJANSEZian See JANSUZian.

DJARADJIan See JEREJIan.

DJAZMADARian See CHIZMEDARian

DJEDJEyan

DJEHIZian

DJELALian See JELALian.

DJEMELian See JEMALian.

DJENDEREDJIan

DJENDJGOOKian See JUNJUGHOUGian.

DJENGUERian See JINGIRian.

DJERAHian See JERRAHian.

DJERDJERian See JURJURian.

DJEREDJIan See JEREJIan.

DJEREJIan See JEREJIan

DJEVALIKian See JIVELEKian.

DJEVHARian See JEVAHIRJIan.

DJIBILIan See JIBILian.

DJIBINIan

DJIGOUNian

DJIKNAVORian See JUKNAVORian.

DJILPOGGOSSian

DJINDOyan

DJINGEOZian See JINGEOZian.

DJINGEUZian See JINGEOZian.

DJINGUEZian See JINGEOZIan.

DJINIan

DJIRDJIRian See JIRJIRian.

DOBALIan

DOBRIan

DOCKMEJIan See DEOKMEJIan.

DOCTORian

DODAKian

DODEMian

DODOKHian

DOGHANian

DOGHRAMian (T) See DOGHRAMAJIan

DOGHRAMADJIan See DOGHRAMAJIan

DOGHRAMAJIan (T) Carpenter; joiner

DOGHRAMANian See DOGHRAMAJIan

DOGHRAMJIan See DOGHRAMAJIan

DOGRAMACIan See DOGHRAMAJIan

DOGRAMAJIan See DOGHRAMAJIan

DOHANian

DOHRAMAJIan See DOGHRAMAJIan

DOKian?

DOKMAJIan See DEOKMEJIan.

DOKMANyan

DOKMEJIan See DEOKMEJIan.

DOKOOZian See DOKOUZIan.

DOKOUZian (T) Nine, signifying a ninth-born child, one of nine children, or from a

family of nine.

DOKUMAJIan (T) Weaver.

DOKUZian See DOKOUZIan.

DOLABCHIan (T) Intriguer, cheater, trickster. See DOLABJIan

DOLABian See DOLABJIan.

DOLABJIan (T/Ab) Cabinet/cupboard maker/seller;, See DOLABCHIan

DOLARian

DOLBASHian (T) Head of the race.

DOLMAyan See DOLMAJIan.

DOLMADJIan See DOLMAJIan.

DOLMAGIan See DOLMAJIan.

DOLMAJIan (T) Maker/seller of dolma (stuffed vegetable casserole).

DOLOUKHANian (T) Hail to the chief/ruler/sovereign; Full warehouse, inn, or

caravanserai

DOMADian See DAMADian.

DOMBALAGian See DEUMBELEKian.

DOMIJANian

DONian Dim. of DONABEDian.

DONABEDian (A) Leader of celebration.

DONAKANian

DONCHIan

DONELian (A) To celebrate a religious holiday, especially Christmas and Easter.

DONERian

DONian

DONIGian Dim. Of DONABEDian.

DONIKian Dim. Of DONABEDian.

DONJOyan

DONOyan

DOODian

DOOMANian See DOUMANian.

DOORian Dim. of ASDVADZADOURian, DERADOURian.

DOORAKian

DOOROUDian

DORian Dim. of

DORAMADJIan See DOGHRAMAJIan.

DORAMAJIan See DOGHRAMAJIan.

DORAMJIan See DOGHRAMAJIan.

DORBian

DORKian

DOROMJIan

DOROODian

DOSDOURian See DOSTOURian

DOSHAMAJIan See DOSHEMEJIan.

DOSHEMEJIan (T) Upholsterer, furniture dealer.

DOSTOOMian See DOSTOUMian

DOSTOORian See DOSTOURian

DOSTOUMian (P) Friend, lover, dear, beloved.

DOSTOURian (P) Friend, lover, dear, beloved. (A) Daughter.

DOSTUMian See DOSTOUMian

DOSTURian See DOSTOURian

DOUDIan

DOUDOUKJIan (T) Whistle or pipe maker, or player/

DOUDOUMian

DOUDOUSHian

DOUDOyan

DOUKHANian

DOUKMEJIan See DEOKMEJIan.

DOUKOUZian See DOKOUZian

DOULBAKian

DOULGARian See DEULGERian.

DOULGERian See DEULGERian.

DOUMANian (T) Fog, haze, smoke, mist.

DOUMBELEGian See DEUMBELEKian.

DOURian Dim. of

DOUREDJIan

DOURGARian

DOURJALIan

DOURSOUNian

DOUVADJIan

DOUZGIan See TOUZJIan

DOUZJIan See TOUZJIan

DOVGALian

DOVHULLIan

DOVIGian Dim. of DOVLATian.

DOVLATian (Ab) Strength, greatness, leadership, wealth. See DEVLETian.

DOVLETian See DOVLATian

DRAMGOTCHian

DRANANian

DRMANDJIan

DRORian

DRTADian See DERTADian.

DSARUKian

DUDian

DUDUCGIan See DOUDOUKJIan

DUDUGian See DOUDOUKJIan

DUDUKGIan See DOUDOUKJIan

DUDUKJIan See DOUDOUKJIan

DUKMAJIan See DEOKMEJIan

DUKMEJIan See DEOKMEJIan.

DULGARian See DEULGERian

DULGERian See DEULGERian

DULKERian See DEULGERian

DUMANian See DOUMANian

DUMBELEGian See DEUMBELEKian

DUMBELEKian See DEUMBELEKian

DUNAyan

DURian Dim. of

DURAKJIan See DARAKJIan.

DURASLANian

DURGANian (t) Variant of durgun: stationary;stagnant;calm; fatigued; perplexed; at a

standstill.

DURGARian See DEULGERian

DURGERian See DEULGERian

DURSUNyan (T) Leave out, don’t serve.

DUSHMENian (T) Adversary, enemy

DUSHUGian

DUSTAyan

DUSTURian See DOSTOURian.

DUVAZian

DUZian See TOUZJIan.

DUZDABANian

DUZGUNian See DEUZGEUNian.

DUZJIan See TOUZJIan.

DVAJIan

DZADOURian Dim. of ASDVADZADOURian.

DZAGHGANOUSHian (A) Sweet flower.

DZAGHGODNian (A) Flowery.

DZAGHIGian (A) Flower.

DZAMHOURian

DZERIGian Dim. of DZEROUNian.

DZERNIGian Dim. of DZEROUNian.

DZERONian See DZEROUNian.

DZEROOGian See DZEROUNian.

DZEROUGian See DZEROUNian.

DZEROUNian (A) Old one.

DZERUNian See DZEROUNian.

DZHABRAILian See JEBRAILian

DZHAKHANGIRyants

DZHANDZHAPANyan ?See CHANCHAPANyan?

DZHANSZian See JANJian.

DZHGALian

DZIADZANian

DZIAyan

DZIEMian

DZILERian

DZOVACHian Dim. of DZOVINARian.

DZOVAGian Dim. of DZOVINARian.

DZOVIGian Dim. of DZOVINARian.

DZOVINARian (A) Sea-born.