Սարաֆյան

Armenian

Etymology

An occupational surname, from Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf, moneychanger) + -յան (-yan).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Սարաֆյան • (Sarafyan) (traditional orthography spelling Սարաֆեան)

  1. a surname originating as an occupation. Sarafyan, Sarafian

Declension

References

  • Avetisyan, Tigran (2000) “Սարաֆյան”, in V. M. Grigoryan, Ṙ. L. Uṙutyan, editors, Hayocʻ azganunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Surnames] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Van Aryan, →ISBN, page 311
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