Barsamian (Barsamyan) or Parsamian (Parsamyan) ( hy, Պարսամյան (Բարսամյան)) is an
Armenian surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
.
The surname originates from the
Armenian male name Parsam, which is derived either from the
Greek name ''Partan - "worm repository"'' or (according to Hrachya Acharyan) from the
Assyrian
Assyrian may refer to:
* Assyrian people, the indigenous ethnic group of Mesopotamia.
* Assyria, a major Mesopotamian kingdom and empire.
** Early Assyrian Period
** Old Assyrian Period
** Middle Assyrian Empire
** Neo-Assyrian Empire
* Assyrian ...
name ''Barsauma - "fasting"''.
Etymology of Armenian name Parsam at Armenians.com
Notable people with the surname
* Antony Barsamian, Armenian Assembly of America Board of Directors Chairman
*David Barsamian
David Barsamian (born 1945) is an Armenian-American radio broadcaster, writer, and the founder and director of ''Alternative Radio'', a Boulder, Colorado-based syndicated weekly public affairs program heard on some 250 radio stations worldwide ...
, American radio broadcaster and writer
* Khajag Barsamian, Diocese of Armenian Church of America Primate and the Fund for Armenian Relief The Fund for Armenian Relief (FAR) is a US humanitarian organization. It provides short-term emergency relief and long-term programs focusing on child protection, economic development, education, health care, and social services.
FAR was founded i ...
president.
See also
* Barsam
*Barsamin Barsamin (Բարսամին, Barshamin Բարշամին) was a weather or sky god among the pre-Christian Armenians. He is probably derived from the Semitic god Baal Shamin
Baalshamin ( arc, ܒܥܠ ܫܡܝܢ ''Baʿal Šāmīn'' or ''Bʿel Šmīn'' ...
References
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Armenian-language surnames