"in Torrance, California, Sarkisian is the youngest of seven children, the only one in the family born in California; the older six siblings were born in Massachusetts. Sarkisian is of Armenian and Irish ancestry. His father is an Armenian born and raised in Tehran, Iran before immigrating to the United States at the age of 18 to attend college. Sarkisian's mother is an Irish-American from Massachusetts. He attended Brigham Young University. Sarkisian is Catholic. Sarkisian and his wife have three children, two daughters and a son. In April 2015, it was reported that Steve Sarkisian and his wife filed for"
"a massive decline in the use of Russified patronymics occurred; nowadays few Armenians use patronymics outside of official contexts. Many Armenian surnames were once patronymics first used by distant ancestors or clan founders. These are characterized by the suffix ""-ian"" in Western Armenian, often transliterated as ""-yan"" in Eastern Armenian. These are appended to the given name, i.e. Kardashian, Asdvadzadourian, Hagopian, Khachadourian, Mardirosian, Bedrosian, Sarkissian, etc. Note that the suffix ""-ian"" was also appended to trades, as in Adakhtsakordzian (issued from the carpenter), Chalian (issued from the candlemaker, using the Turkish word ""chal"", meaning candle). Of particular note are the"
"Tchaikovsky (surname) Tchaikovsky and its feminine variant Tchaikovskaya is a most common transliteration (via French language) of the Russian language surname Чайковский. The surname itself is a Russian-language variant of the Polish noble family name Czajkowski. Other transliterations include Tschaikowski (German) Ciajkovskij (Italian), Tsjaikovski (Dutch), Csajkovszkij (Hungarian), Chaikovski (Spanish), Tjajkovskij (Swedish), Tsjajkovskij (Norwegian), and Tšaikovski (Finnish). It has also been rendered as Tchaikovski, Chaikovsky, Chaykovsky, Chaikovskiy, Chaykovskiy and Chaikovskii. Among Slavic languages which use the Latin alphabet, it frequently occurs in its Polish version, Czajkowski, or as Čajkovskij (Czech/Slovak) and Čajkovski (Slovenian/Croatian/Bosnian)/(چ-کوردیایکۆفسکی). The surname as transliterated into other languages may"
"Greek Wedding"" and ""My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2"", is from a paternal and maternal, Armenian-American family. Reality TV show star Kim Kardashian is a controversial figure among Armenians. Her father, Robert Kardashian, was an attorney in the O. J. Simpson murder case, and her sisters, Khloe Kardashian and Kourtney Kardashian, and brother Rob Kardashian are also reality television stars. Armenian American literature constitutes a diverse body of literature that incorporates American writers of Armenian ancestry. Encompassing a cross section of literary genres and forms, Armenian American writers often incorporate some common themes (e.g., the Armenian Genocide) while maintaining very"
"form of ""Katherine"". It has been common in the English-speaking world since the 1940s. Variants include Caja, Kaja (Danish), Caren, Caryn, Karena, Kaat, Karin, Karyn, Kerena. The name is used in the Danish, Arabic, Dutch, Hebrew, Norwegian, German and English languages. In Armenia, Iran, and Kurdistan ""Karen"" is a common masculine given name. The masculine given name ""Karen"" derived from the Persian name of House of Karen (or Caren), one of the seven aristocratic families of the Mads Empire (Medians- Medes), who settled in Western parts of Achaemenid Empire. Several Persian princes named Karen are known before and after the"
"Kurian Kurian (also spelt Kurien) is a male given name common amongst Saint Thomas Christians in Kerala, India. It is a derivative of 'Kuriakose', believed to have originated from Saint Quiricus who is known as Saint Kuriakose in the Syriac liturgy. Kurien (also spelled Kurian) is a Syrian Christian name of Syriac Aramaic origin or Greek origin, presumed to have originated from the name Quriaqos (ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ) or the Greek Kyrios or kurios () meaning Lord, master, power or authority, and is very popular among Kerala Christians both as a first name and as a surname. The ancient Roman name 'Cyriacus'"
"McQueen (surname) McQueen, Mcqueen, and MacQueen, Macqueen are English-language surnames derived from Scottish Gaelic. There have been several differing etymologies given for the surnames; as well as several differing ways to represent the surname in modern Scottish Gaelic. The surnames are not among the most common surnames in the United Kingdom, Australia, nor the United States. There have been several differing etymologies given for the surname. One view is that it is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic ""MacShuibhne"", which means ""son of ""Suibhne"""". The Gaelic name ""Suibhne"" is a byname, which means ""pleasant"". This Gaelic name was also used"
"refer to the following persons. For the original, Polish spelling, see Czajkowski (surname). Tchaikovsky (surname) Tchaikovsky and its feminine variant Tchaikovskaya is a most common transliteration (via French language) of the Russian language surname Чайковский. The surname itself is a Russian-language variant of the Polish noble family name Czajkowski. Other transliterations include Tschaikowski (German) Ciajkovskij (Italian), Tsjaikovski (Dutch), Csajkovszkij (Hungarian), Chaikovski (Spanish), Tjajkovskij (Swedish), Tsjajkovskij (Norwegian), and Tšaikovski (Finnish). It has also been rendered as Tchaikovski, Chaikovsky, Chaykovsky, Chaikovskiy, Chaykovskiy and Chaikovskii. Among Slavic languages which use the Latin alphabet, it frequently occurs in its Polish version, Czajkowski, or as"
"Kosian A Kosian or Onurian is a person of mixed Korean parent and other Asian parent, or a family which mixes Korean and other Asian cultures. The term was first coined in 1997 by intercultural families to refer to themselves. The term is most commonly applied to children of a South Korean father and a Southeast Asian mother; its use spread in the early 2000s as international marriages became more common in rural areas. It is also used to refer to children of South Asian male laborers and South Korean women. The term is considered offensive by some who prefer"
"from conscription, but there have been calls for this exemption to be terminated. Korean surnames, when Cyrillized, may be spelled slightly differently from the romanisations used in the US; the resulting common pronunciations also differ, as can be seen in the table at right. Furthermore, Korean naming practices and Russian naming practices conflict in several important ways. While most members of the older generations of Sakhalin Koreans used Korean names, members of the younger generations favor their Russian names. However, with the increasing exposure to South Korean pop culture, some younger Koreans have named their children after characters in Korean"
"meaning of ""Kuriakose"" most closely matches to ""Lordian"" or ""Deriving from the Lord"". Kuriakose Kuriakose is a common male first name and surname among Saint Thomas Christians, mainly from central part of the state of Kerala in India and surrounding areas. Derivatives of the name Kuriakose include ""Kurian"" and ""Kurien"". This name is a variant of names found among Middle Eastern countries among the minority Syrian, Iranian and Iraqi Christians, 'Kuriakos' in Greece and 'Cyriacus in Italy and 'Cyr' in France. The name ""Kuriakose"" is derived from the Syriac Aramaic name ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ (""Quriaqos""). The name is believed to have originated"
"refer to a person of mixed heritage, most commonly applied to children of a South Korean father and a Southeast Asian mother. The term ""Kosian"" was coined in 1997 by intercultural families to refer to themselves, but its use spread in the early 2000s as international marriages became increasingly common in rural areas. It is considered offensive by some who prefer to identify simply as Korean. Immigration to South Korea Although immigration to South Korea is low due to strict immigration policies, it is on the rise. As of 2016, foreign residents accounted for 3.4% of the total population. Most"
"Hassan (surname) Hassan (also spelled Hasan, Hassane, Hassen, Hasson, Hassin, Hassine, Hacen, Hasen, Hasin, Hass, Hassa, Hasa, Hess, Cassin, Chassan, Chasan, Chasson, Chason, Khassan, Khasan, Cassan, Casan, Hazan, Hasso, Hassanein, Hasnen, Hassani, Hasani, Alhassan, Al-Hassan, Lassana, Alassane, Lacen, Lasanah, Assan, Asan, Asanov/Asanova, Hasanov/Hasanova, Khasanov/Khasanova, Hasanoff, Jasanoff, Hasanović, Hasanovic, Asanović, Hasanovich, Hasanovski/Hasanovska, Asanovski/Asanovska, O'Hassan, Haasan, or Hasaan) is an Arabic, Irish, Scottish, or Hebrew surname. There are several unrelated origins for this surname: Hassan is a surname of many independent linguistic and regional origins, including Arabic (and through the influence of Arabic, languages spoken by Muslims such as Persian, Kurdish, Urdu,"
"be ko-vahl-CHOOK, but for those living in the West, for example Ukrainian Canadians, the pronunciation ko-WAL-chuk is more common. Kovalchuk Kovalchuk (Russian, Ukrainian: Ковальчу́к), Kavalchuk (Belarusian: Кавальчу́к), Kowalczuk (Polish), also transliterated as a German adaptation Kowalchuk (in the North American diaspora), is a common East Slavic surname (one of the most popular in Ukraine). The Kovalchuk name extends back to before 1500 AD in the Kievan Rus. ""Koval"" (""Коваль"") literally translates as ""forge"" or ""blacksmith"". The suffix ""-chuk"" denoted either a son of, or an apprentice to a blacksmith. It is somewhat similar in commonality to English surname Smith. It"
"Kovalchuk Kovalchuk (Russian, Ukrainian: Ковальчу́к), Kavalchuk (Belarusian: Кавальчу́к), Kowalczuk (Polish), also transliterated as a German adaptation Kowalchuk (in the North American diaspora), is a common East Slavic surname (one of the most popular in Ukraine). The Kovalchuk name extends back to before 1500 AD in the Kievan Rus. ""Koval"" (""Коваль"") literally translates as ""forge"" or ""blacksmith"". The suffix ""-chuk"" denoted either a son of, or an apprentice to a blacksmith. It is somewhat similar in commonality to English surname Smith. It is also cognate with very popular Polish surnames Kowalczyk and Kowalski. In East Slavic Languages, the correct pronunciation would"
"Kuriakose Kuriakose is a common male first name and surname among Saint Thomas Christians, mainly from central part of the state of Kerala in India and surrounding areas. Derivatives of the name Kuriakose include ""Kurian"" and ""Kurien"". This name is a variant of names found among Middle Eastern countries among the minority Syrian, Iranian and Iraqi Christians, 'Kuriakos' in Greece and 'Cyriacus in Italy and 'Cyr' in France. The name ""Kuriakose"" is derived from the Syriac Aramaic name ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ (""Quriaqos""). The name is believed to have originated from Saint Quriaqos who is known in both Syriac and Latin liturgies The"
"of the name Cailín, which means ""girl"" in Irish. Darius was a common name for kings in ancient Persia. Maresy Doats is named for the song ""Mairzy Doats."" Colene was unaware of the proper spelling at the time she named her imaginary friend. Kublai is reminiscent of Kublai Khan, a Chinese emperor. Koren is possibly derived from the Greek word ""kore"", ""maiden."" Prima may be a feminization of Primus, which means ""first"" in Latin. Tom is the name for a male cat and may also be a shortened form of ""tomcat"", a slang term indicating sexual promiscuity. Pussy is a"
"Ossian (given name) Ossian is an Anglicised form of the Irish ""Oisín"" and the Scottish Gaelic ""Oisein"". The latter names are derived from a byname constructed from the element ""os"" (""stag""). Another Anglicised form of ""Oisín"" is ""Osian"". ""Ossian"" was one of several names popularised by the romantic works of James Macpherson (died 1796), composer of so-called Ossianic poetry. In consequence, it and other Ossianic names—such as ""Malvina"", ""Minona"", ""Orla"", ""Oscar"", and ""Selma""—were enthusiastically adopted in Scandinavia in the nineteenth century. The specific adoption of ""Ossian"" in Denmark does not appear to have been a direct result of the works"
"disambiguation. Since the Korean War, through 70 years of separation, the North–South differences have developed in standard Korean, including variations in pronunciation and vocabulary chosen, but these minor differences can be found in any of the Korean dialects and still largely mutually intelligible. The Korean names for the language are based on the names for Korea used in both North Korea and South Korea. The English word ""Korean"" is derived from Goryeo, which is thought to be the first Korean dynasty known to Western nations. Korean people in the former USSR refer to themselves as ""Koryo-saram"" and/or ""Koryo-in"" (literally, ""Koryo/Goryeo"
"when Cyrillized, are spelled and pronounced slightly differently from the romanisations used in the U.S. and the resulting common pronunciations, as can be seen in the table at right. Some surnames of Koryo-saram have a particle ""gai"" added to them, such as Kogai or Nogai. The origin of this is unclear. The introduction of international passports by newly independent CIS countries, resulted in further differences in pronunciation as Korean surnames had to be transliterated from Cyrillic into Latin. In addition to a surname, Koreans also use clan names (known as Bon-gwan in Korea and pronounced as пой among koryo saram)"
"sometimes by transliteration into, for example, Cyrillic. For example, in English, ""w"" is often changed to ""v"" and ""sz"" to ""sh"". Similar changes occur in French. Changes in Spanish can be even more extreme; a ""Spiczyński"" may become simply ""Spika"", for example, where the proper translation would be ""de Spiczyñ"". Another typical change is the loss of the gender distinction in adjectival surnames, especially visible for those ending in ""-ski"" (fem.: ""-ska""), ""-cki"" (fem.: ""-cka"") and ""-dzki"" (fem.: ""-dzka""). Western languages do not distinguish between male and female surnames, even if the language has gender-specific adjectives (like German, French or"
"names: ""Persian"", the historically more widely used name of the language in English, is an anglicized form derived from Latin * < Latin < Greek () ""Persia"", a Hellenized form of Old Persian . According to the ""Oxford English Dictionary"", the term ""Persian"" as a language name is first attested in English in the mid-16th century. ""Farsi"" is the Arabicized form of ""Pārsi"", subsequent to Arab conquest of Iran, due to a lack of the phoneme in Standard Arabic (i.e., the was replaced with an ). The origin of the name ""Farsi"" and the place of origin of the language"
"the Akkadian language date to the time of Sargon. Sargon was claimed to be the son of La'ibum or Itti-Bel, a humble gardener, and possibly a hierodule, or priestess to Ishtar or Inanna. One legend related to Sargon in Assyrian times says that Later claims made on behalf of Sargon were that his mother was an ""entu"" priestess (high priestess). The claims might have been made to ensure a descendancy of nobility, considering only a highly placed family can be made such a position. Originally a cupbearer (Rabshakeh) to a king of Kish with a Semitic name, Ur-Zababa, Sargon thus"
"surnames, such as Abrishami (silk maker), Almasi (diamond maker), Boloorian (crystal maker), Dehghan (wealthy farmer), Fallah (farmer), Zarrinkoob, Javaherian, Gohari (gold seller), Noghrehforosh (silversmith), Mesforosh (coppersmith), Sarraf, Sarrafan, Sarraf Nezhad, Banki (money changer), Zargar, Zarshenas (goldsmith), Hakakian or Hakkakian (connected with raw material, finished product or implements associated with that trade) for example Roya Hakakian. Jews in Iran also employed the son of or daughter of patronymics, using Persian suffixes such as -pour (son of), -zadeh (born of), -nezhad (from the race of) and -ian (from the group of). Some examples of these names include Davoud pour (son of David),"
"usage, you may have either Nóvak & Nóvakova or, more frequently, Novák & Novákova. Accent marks are normally not used. Ukrainian and Belarusian names evolved from the same Old East Slavic and Ruthenian language (western Rus’) origins. Ukrainian and Belarusian names share many characteristics with family names from other Slavic cultures. Most prominent are the shared root words and suffixes. For example, the root ""koval"" (blacksmith) compares to the Polish ""kowal"", and the root ""bab"" (woman) is shared with Polish, Slovakian, and Czech. The suffix ""-vych"" (son of) corresponds to the South Slavic ""-vic"", the Russian ""-vich"", and the Polish"
"approximately 30,000 Kosians in South Korea. Kosian children, like those of other mixed-race backgrounds in Korea, often face discrimination. Kosian A Kosian or Onurian is a person of mixed Korean parent and other Asian parent, or a family which mixes Korean and other Asian cultures. The term was first coined in 1997 by intercultural families to refer to themselves. The term is most commonly applied to children of a South Korean father and a Southeast Asian mother; its use spread in the early 2000s as international marriages became more common in rural areas. It is also used to refer to"
"of Macpherson, however, but owes its popularity there as an import from Sweden. In this way ""Ossian"" is similar to the Ossianic names ""Oscar"" and ""Selma"" which were introduced into Denmark by Swedish immigrants. Ossian (given name) Ossian is an Anglicised form of the Irish ""Oisín"" and the Scottish Gaelic ""Oisein"". The latter names are derived from a byname constructed from the element ""os"" (""stag""). Another Anglicised form of ""Oisín"" is ""Osian"". ""Ossian"" was one of several names popularised by the romantic works of James Macpherson (died 1796), composer of so-called Ossianic poetry. In consequence, it and other Ossianic names—such"
"is the surname of the husband. In Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese, surnames are predominantly monosyllabic (written with one character), though a small number of common disyllabic (or written with two characters) surnames exists (e.g. the Chinese name ""Ouyang"", the Korean name ""Jegal"" and the Vietnamese name ""Phan-Tran""). Many Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese surnames are of the same origin, but simply pronounced differently and even transliterated differently overseas in Western nations. For example, the common Chinese surnames Chen, Chan, Chin, Cheng and Tan, the Korean surname Jin, as well as the Vietnamese surname Trần are often all the same exact character"
"There are also an Irish Kennedy family and a Scottish Kennedy clan of Carrick in Ayrshire, which are unrelated to one another. Another possibility is that ""Kennedy"" is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic ""Ó Ceannéidigh"" meaning ""grandson of ""Ceannéidigh"""". ""Ceannéidigh"" is a given name derived from the Gaelic words ""ceann"", meaning ""head"", and ""éidigh"", meaning ""ugly"" or ""fierce"". In some etymologies, the element ""ceann"" is given as ""chief"" or ""leader"". Kennedy (surname) Kennedy, alternately O'Kennedy and Kennedie, is a surname of Irish and Scottish origin that has also been used as a given name. There have been several different etymologies"
"Kayvan Kayvan (also spelled Keyvan, Kayvon, Keivan, Keywan, or Kaevon, ) is a Persian masculine given name, also occasionally a surname, meaning Saturn. It is related to the word for Saturn in several old languages, including ""Kaimanu"" in Sumerian, ""Kayamanu"" in Akkadian, ""Kion"" in Syriac, and ""Kewan"" in Pahlavi. That a 16th-century high priest of Estakhr was named Azar Kayvan suggests that ""Kayvan"" was used as a name for a person in Iran as early as that time, at least among Zoroastrians. ""Kayvan"" is distinct from the similar Persian word ""Kayhan"", meaning ""universe"", also used as a masculine given name."
"nickname, but this is a somewhat archaic translation. The Russian word ""grozny"" reflects the older English usage of ""terrible"" as in ""inspiring fear or terror; dangerous; powerful; formidable"". It does not convey the more modern connotations of English ""terrible"", such as ""defective"" or ""evil"". Vladimir Dal defines ""grozny"" specifically in archaic usage and as an epithet for tsars: ""courageous, magnificent, magisterial and keeping enemies in fear, but people in obedience"". Other translations have also been suggested by modern scholars. Ivan was the first son of Vasili III and his second wife, Elena Glinskaya, who was of half Serbian and half"
"of surnames, the ratio of top 10 surnames had not changed. 44.6% of South Koreans are still named Kim, Lee or Park, while the rest of the top 10 are made up of Choi, Jeong, Kang, Jo, Yoon, Jang and Lim. Traditionally, given names are partly determined by generation names, a custom originating in China. One of the two characters in a given name is unique to the individual, while the other is shared by all people in a family generation. In both North and South Korea, generational names are usually no longer shared by cousins, but are still commonly"
"Plaksin Plaksin (male) and Plaksina (female) (Russian: Плаксин, Плаксина) are Russian surnames. They derived from the non-calendar given name Plaksa (translates as ""crybaby, weeper"") which belonged to the apotropaic group of names that were supposed to turn away harm or misfortune from a child. First mentions of Plaksa and Plaksin surnames date back to the first half of the 16th century and include both peasants and boyars of Veliky Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas. A well-known noble house (see ) was founded in 1782 by Trofim Lukyanovich Plaksin of the Cossack Hetmanate who was granted Russian nobility for his service."