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C.K. Garabed to lecture on etymology of Armenian surnames in New Jersey

September 13, 2019 Guest Contributor 1

TEANECK, N.J.—After years in the making, The Dictionary of Armenian Surnames, researched and compiled by writer and editor C.K. Garabed, is available online. The occasion will be marked with a slide lecture called “What’s in a […]

Sherlock Holmes of Armenian Surnames Shares His Detective Work

December 18, 2018 Jirair Tutunjian 8

Have you wondered why some Armenians have cumbersome surnames such as Soghanyemezian, Chookaszian, Beshigtashlian, Srmakeshkhanlian, Deoshoghlanian and Jingabedoghlu? And if you knew the meaning of certain uncomplimentary Armenian surnames (Boujikanian—short man), Kherdian (destroyed and fled), […]