Զիլճյան

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Armenian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish زلجی (zilci, cymbal-maker) +‎ -յան (-yan). The surname was borne by Avedis Zildjian and his descendants, a line of famous cymbal masters.

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Proper noun[edit]

Զիլճյան (Zilčyan)

  1. a surname originating as an occupation

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Descendants[edit]

  • English: Zildjian
  • Russian: Зилджя́н (Zildžján)
  • Turkish: Zilciyan

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