Dictionary of Armenian Surnames J

JABian

JABAGCHOURian See JABAGHCHOURian

JABAGHCHOURian (A) Native of the village of Jabaghchour in the vicinity of Bitlis,

centered between Garin, Kharpert, Moush and Dikranagerd. It is currently known

as the town of Bingol. - see the map of the region on George Aghjayan’s website:

https://westernarmenia.weebly.com/

Here, also, is a link to an article that he wrote about the region for the Armenian

Weekly back in 2009: http://westernarmenia.weebly.com/ginj.html

JABAGHCHURian See JABAGHCHOURian

JABAGHJOURian See JABAGHCHOURian

JABAGJORian See JABAGHCHOURian

JABAJIan (T) An eager fellow; sponge; parasite

JABARian See CHAPARian.

JABOOLian

JABOURian

JACOPian

JAFARGIan See JAWARJian

JAFARJIan See JAWARJian

JAFERian See JAWARJian

JAFFARian See JAWARJian

JAFFARJIan See JAWARJian

JAFFER ian See JAWARJian

JAGALian

JAGATSPANyan See CHAGHATSBANian

JAGDJIan

JAGHAian

JAGHALian

JAGHATSPANian See CHAGHATSBANian

JAHILian (Ab) Young, inexperienced, uneducated, ignorant.,

JAIKDAGian

JAILDAGian

JAKALIan

JAKHian

JALALIan

JALELIan

JALKian

JAMian

JAMAKORDZian See ZHAMAKORDZian.

JAMAKORZian See ZHAMAKORDZian.

JAMALian

JAMBAZian (T) Acrobat, circus rider, rope-dancer, horse-dealer, swindler.

JAMGOCian See ZHAMGOCHian.

JAMGOCHian See ZHAMGOCHian.

JAMGOTCHian See ZHAMGOCHian.

JAMHARian See ZHAMHARian

JAMian See JAMJIan, ZHAMGOCHian.

JAMIJIan

JAMJAMian

JAMJEKIian

JAMJIan (T) Glazier, dealer in glass plates, glass fitter

JAMOOZian

JAMOUZian

JAMUSHian

JANian

JANAZian

JANBATian

JANBAZian (P) Bold, brave.

JANDEGian

JANESSian

JANGIULian

JANIBEGian

JANIGian (P/A) Little or dear soul.

JANIKian (P) A native of Janik or Samsun, another name for Janik, a city bordering on

the Black Sea.in modern day Turkey. See JANIGian.

JANJANian

JANJIGian (A) Midget.

JANJIKian

JANJUGHAZian (P/T) Lovely, beloved, dear, little soul.

JANKOUZian

JANLIan Lusty.

JANOian

JANOyan

JANSEZian See JANSUZian

JANSIZian See JANSUZian

JANSOUZian See JANSUZian

JANSUZian (P/T) Lifeless, spiritless, devoid of vigor or energy, weak, inanimate, dead.

JANSZian See JANSUZian

JANTIGian

JANURian

JARian

JARAHian See JARRAHian

JARANian

JARDARian

JARJAVEJIan (T) Var. of Charshafejian: Maker/ seller of bedsheets, or dress with a veil

formerly worn by Turkish women in public.

JARJISian

JARKEZian

JARLEKian

JARMAKian

JARRAHian (Ab) Surgeon.

JAVian

JAVADian

JAVAHIRIan (P) Jeweler. See JAWARJIan, JEVAHIRJIan

JAVAHIRJIan See JAWARJIan, JEVAHIRJIan.

JAVAKian

JAVANian

JAVARDian

JAWARJIan (Ab) Jeweler.

JAZMADARian See CHIZMEDARian; YAZMADARian.

JEAMGOCian See JAMGOCHian

JEBEJIan (T) Firearm repairer, armored infantryman, armorer (of the Janissaries).

JEBEyan

JEBian (T) Variant of JEBEJIan.

JEBIDELIKian (T) Pocket hole or opening: penniless.

JEBUKJIan

JEDIDian Modern

JEFAHEIJIan See JAVAHIRIan

JEFAHIRJIan See JAVAHIRIan

JEFAIRJIan See JAVAHIRIan

JEFFERian See JAVAHIRIan

JEGALIan

JEGERJIan

JEGHELIan

JEGOKian

JEHANian

JEJEian

JEKNAVORian See JUKNAVORian

JELALian (Ab) Majesty, glory, grandeur, greatness. (T) Quick-tempered; irascible.

Originally, a provincial rebel; hence a rebellious person.

JELEBian (T) Cattle dealer or driver.

JELLADian

JEMALian

JEMELian

JEMELyan

JENAJIan

JENANian

JENAZian

JENDian

JENDRZian

JENEVIZian (I) Native of Genoa, Italy.

JENGian Act, action, affair, fight(P)

JENGIRian chungir ? See Jungir

JERAHian See JARRAHian

JERANian (T) Var. of

JEREJIan (T) Maker/seller/operator of a jack, crane, derrick.

JERian

JERIJIan

JERIKian See JURUGian

JERJERian (T) Babbler.

JERJIAN (T) Singer; var. of jerjer: Babbler.

JERJISian

JERMAKian

JERNAZian

JERNUKian

JERRAHian Surgeon.

JERREHian See JERRAHian

JERyan

JESMAJIan

JESOURian Ab) Brave, bold, plucky, heroic, stalwart.

JESRALIan (T) 1. Native of Chesira, city in Turkey near Iraqi border.

2. Native of Jizre, a town located on the river Tigris in southeastern Turkey, located at the

border to Syria, just to the northwest of the Turkish-Syrian-Iraqi tripoint.

JESRALY See JESRALIan

JESSOURian See JESOURian

JESURian See JESOURian

JEVAHIRian See JEVAHIRJIan.

JEVAHIRJIan (T) Jeweler. See JAWARJIan, JAVAHIRIan

JEVAHIZJIan See JEVAHIRJian

JEVANian

JEVARJIan See JEVAHIRJian

JEVERHIRJIan See JEVAHIRJIan.

JEVHERian See JEVAHIRJIan

JEZAIRian

JEZARian

JEZIREyan = island, Mesopotamia; city in Syria; city in Iraq

JEZMAJIan See CHIZMEJIan.

JEZMEJIan See CHIZMEJIan.

JIBILIan (T) Natural, innate, inborn.

JIBINian (T) Mosquito-like.

JIBOTIan

JIGARian See JIGERJIan.

JIGARJIan See JIGERJIan.

JIGARKHANian.(T) Liver warehouse or shop owner of worker.

JIGERJIan (T) Liver vendor.

JIGMAJIan

JIGUERian See JIGERJIan

JIHANian (T) World, universe.

JIHANSHAHian

JIHARian

JILAJIan (T) Polisher,varnisher./

JILLIan

JILOUZian

JILOZian

JIMJIMian

JINABASHian See JINBASHian

JINBACHian See JINBASHian

JINBASHian (T) Ingenious, talented, sly, shrewd, cunning, artful, subtle, deceitful,

crafty.

JINGABEDOGHLU (T/A) A certain family migrated to the U.S.A. from Istanbul,

Turkey with this unique name. The original name of the family was Mgrdichian.

However, the grandfather, who had a given name of Garabed, earned the name of

Jin-Garabed because he was shrewdly intelligent. This was, in time, abbreviated

to Jin-Gabed, and thus the family name became Jingabedoghlu, or son of

Jingabed.

JINGEOZian (T) Shrewd; crafty; sly.

JINGIRian

JINGIZian See JINGEOZian.

JINGOSian See JINGEOZian.

JINISHian

JINIVIZian

JINJINian

JIRAIRian

JIRAYRian

JIRJIRian See JUJUian.

JIVALAGian See JIVELEKia.

JIVANian (T) Youth

JIVELEGian See JIVELEKia.

JIVELEKian (T) Lively, playful; frolicsome; formerly, youth in the service of the

Janissaries

JIZMAGIan See CHIZMEJIan

JIZMAJIan See CHIZMEJIan

JIZMEDARian See CHIZMEDARian

JIZMEDJIan See CHIZMEJIan

JIZMEJIan See CHIZMEJIan.

JOHANNES See HOVHANNESian

JOHARDJIan

JOHN See HOVHANNESian.

JOLAKian (T) Crippled

JOLOLIan

JONian

JOOVELEGian

JORian

JORDANian Se HORTANANian.

JORJORian

JOUBANian

JOUBOULian

JOUHARian

JOUJAKian ?

JOUKRADian

JOULAKian See CHOLAKian

JOULFAyan

JOUMBOUSHian

JOUROYian

JRBASHian

JUGHULIan

JUHARyan

JUKNAVORian (A) Hermit.

JULFAian (A/P) Native of Julfa.

JULFALAKian

JULFANian

JUMBUZian

JUNDANian

JUNGURian (T)

JURian

JURAGian (A) Sparrow-hawk, stone-falcon.

JUNGURian

JUNJUGHOUGian (A) Sparrow

JURIGian

JURJURian (T) Chirping or creaking sound; cricket; babbler.

JUSKALIan

JZMECHIan See CHIZMEJIan