Գաֆեսճյան

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Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish قفسجی (kafesci, wireworker; maker or seller of birdcages or lattices) +‎ -յան (-yan). The Eastern Armenian pronunciation is a spelling pronunciation.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Գաֆեսճյան (Gafesčyan) (traditional orthography spelling Գաֆէսճեան)

  1. a surname originating as an occupation

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • English: Cafesjian, Kafesjian
  • French: Kafesdjian