Գաֆեսճյան

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Armenian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Գաֆեսճյան (Gafesčyan) (traditional orthography spelling Գաֆէսճեան)

  1. a surname originating as an occupation

Declension

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Descendants

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  • English: Cafesjian, Kafesjian
  • French: Kafesdjian