Given name & surname

Petrosyan

Petrosyan is a surname from Armenian.

Original ArmenianՊետրոսյան

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Petrosyan comes from Armenian.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Armenian Պետրոսյան, built from Armenian Պետրոս + -յան.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Petrosyan’s family of names

In English usage, Petrosyan as a surname has a related form in BEDROSIAN. In English usage, Petrosyan as a surname has a related form in BEDROSIAN. In English usage, Petrosyan as a surname has a related form in BEDROSSIAN.

Walk Petrosyan’s family in the name graph

PetrosyanՊետրոսյանПетросянפטרוסיאןΠετροσυάνPetrosianBedrosianPetrossianBedrossianPetersonПетрося́нپتروسیانპეტროსიანიبتروسيان

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Petrosyan has relatives in 8 languages. Lines run from its Armenian roots to each of them.

EnglishRussianArmenian

Armenianwhere Petrosyan comes from · 1 name

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 4

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 5

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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