Զիլճյան

Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish زلجی (zilci, cymbal-maker) + -յան (-yan). The surname was borne by Avedis Zildjian and his descendants, a line of famous cymbal masters.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Զիլճյան • (Zilčyan)

  1. a surname originating as an occupation

Declension

Descendants

  • English: Zildjian
  • Russian: Зилджя́н (Zildžján)
  • Turkish: Zilciyan

References

  • Avetisyan, Tigran (2000) “Զիլճյան”, in V. M. Grigoryan, Ṙ. L. Uṙutyan, editors, Hayocʻ azganunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Surnames] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Van Aryan, →ISBN, page 115b
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