Հովհաննիսյան

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Etymology[edit]

From Հովհաննես (Hovhannes, given name equivalent to John) +‎ -յան (-yan, patronymic suffix).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /hovhanniˈsjan/ [hovhɑnːiˈsjɑn] invalid IPA characters (//[])
    • (Eastern Armenian, colloquial) IPA(key): /hovaniˈsjan/ [hovɑniˈsjɑn] invalid IPA characters (//[])
  • (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /hovhanniˈsjan/ [hovhɑnːiˈsjɑn] invalid IPA characters (//[])
    • (Western Armenian, colloquial) IPA(key): /hovaniˈsjan/ [hovɑniˈsjɑn] invalid IPA characters (//[])

Proper noun[edit]

Հովհաննիսյան (Hovhannisyan) (traditional orthography spelling Յովհաննիսեան)

  1. a surname originating as a patronymic, equivalent to English Johnson

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