Surname

Bakalyan

“grocer”

Bakalyan is a surname from Armenian.

Original ArmenianԲակալյան

Meaning & origin

What it means

Bakalyan is a romanization of Բակալյան. Բակալյան goes back to a word meaning “grocer.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Bakalyan comes from Armenian.

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How it developed

From Armenian Բակալյան.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Bakalyan’s family of names

In English usage, Bakalyan as a surname has a related form in BAKALIAN. In English usage, Bakalyan as a surname has a related form in BAKALIAN. In Armenian usage, Bakalyan as a surname is a Roman-alphabet rendering of Բակալյան.

Walk Bakalyan’s family in the name graph

BakalyanԲակալյանBakalian

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Spellings & scripts 1

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