Meaning & origin
What it means
Sarafyan is a romanization of Սարաֆյան. Սարաֆյան goes back to Arabic صَرَّاف, meaning “moneychanger.”
Explained through its name family
Sarafyan’s family of names
In English usage, Sarafyan as a surname has a related form in SARAFIAN. In Greek usage, Sarafyan as a surname is a transliteration of Σαραφυάν. In English usage, Sarafyan as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Сарафя́н.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Sarafyan has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Armenian roots to each of them.
Armenianwhere Sarafyan comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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