Ter-Petrosyan

proper noun

A surname from Armenian.

OriginArmenian Տեր-Պետրոսյան (Ter-Petrosyan) ← Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros) →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Ter-Petrossian · alternative Der-Bedrosian · alternative Der-Bedrossian

  1. A surname from Armenian.

Origin

  1. Armenianտեր (ter)
  2. Ancient Greekπέτρος (pétros)
  3. Ancient GreekΠέτρος (Pétros)
  4. ArmenianՊետրոս (Petros)
  5. ArmenianՊետրոսյան (Petrosyan)
  6. ArmenianՏեր-Պետրոսյան (Ter-Petrosyan)
  7. EnglishTer-Petrosyan

Borrowed from Armenian Տեր-Պետրոսյան (Ter-Petrosyan), from տեր (ter) + Պետրոսյան (Petrosyan).

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Translations

Greek Τερ-Πετροσιάν
  • Τερ-Πετροσιάν (Ter-Petrosián)surname
Russian Тер-Петрося́н
  • Тер-Петрося́н (Ter-Petrosján)surname
Cite this entry
APA

Ter-Petrosyan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ter-Petrosyan

MLA

“Ter-Petrosyan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ter-Petrosyan. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ter-Petrosyan,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ter-Petrosyan.

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