Chobanian

English

Alternative forms

(transliteration): Chobanyan

Etymology

Borrowed from Armenian Չոբանյան (Čʻobanyan).

Proper noun

Chobanian

1. A transliteration of the Armenian surname Չօպանեան (Čʻōpanean)

   Arshag Chobanian, b. 1872

2. A surname from Armenian.

   Aram Chobanian, b. 1929

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chobanian”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 329.
• Forebears