Safrastyan
Safrastyan (Armenian: Սաֆրաստյան) (alternatively Safrastian (Armenian: Սաֆրաստեան) in Classical Armenian orthography) is an Armenian patronymic surname from the given name Safraz (Armenian: Սաֆրազ), which is ultimately derived from Persian Sarafrāz (Persian: سرافراز; meaning "head held high", "proud").[1] [2]
Notable people with the surname include:
- Aram Safrastyan (1888—1966), Soviet Armenian historian and Turkologist.
- Arshak Safrastian (1885—1958), British-Armenian diplomat and historian.
- Ruben Safrastyan (1955—), Armenian historian and Turkologist.
References
[edit]- ^ Acharian, Hrachia (1948). Dictionary of Armenian Proper Names (in Armenian). Vol. 4. Yerevan State University, Armenian SSR. p. 471.
- ^ Avetisyan, Tigran (2010). Dictionary of Armenian surnames (in Armenian). p. 314. ISBN 9789939537245.
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