Մանուշյան

Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Մանուշ (Manuš, a female given name) + -յան (-yan). The given name Մանուշ (Manuš) is shortened from Մանուշակ (Manušak), from մանուշակ (manušak, violet).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Մանուշյան • (Manušyan)

  1. a surname originating as a matronymic

Declension

Descendants

  • English: Manushyan, Manushian
  • French: Manouchian
  • Russian: Манушя́н (Manušján)

Further reading

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