Etymology

Petrosyan

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Today it means: A surname from Armenian, equivalent to English Peterson. Full definition →

Armenian Պետրոսյան (Petrosyan) ← Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros)
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  1. Ancient Greekπέτρος (pétros)
  2. Ancient GreekΠέτρος (Pétros)
  3. ArmenianՊետրոս (Petros)
  4. ArmenianՊետրոսյան (Petrosyan)
  5. English todayPetrosyan

Borrowed from Armenian Պետրոսյան (Petrosyan), from Պետրոս (Petros, “Peter”) + -յան (-yan). The forms with B- reflect the Western Armenian pronunciation.

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