Դևեջյան

Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish دوه‌جی (deveci, camel owner; camel driver) + -յան (-yan).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Դևեջյան (Deweǰyan)

  1. a surname originating as an occupation.

Declension

Descendants

  • English: Devejyan
  • French: Devedjian
  • Russian: Деведжя́н (Devedžján)

References

  • Avetisyan, Tigran (2000), Դևեջյան”, in V. M. Grigoryan, Ṙ. L. Uṙutyan, editors, Hayocʿ azganunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Surnames] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Van Aryan, →ISBN
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