Etymograph

English

Mkrtchyan

Mkrtchyan comes from Armenian Մկրտչյան, and goes back to Old Armenian Մկրտիչ.

  1. Old Armenianc. 400–1100Մկրտիչliterally ‘Baptist’
  2. Armenianmodernsame form
  3. Armenian, derivedmodernՄկրտչյանMkrtčʻyan
  4. EnglishtodayMkrtchyan

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Armenianc. 400–1100Մկրտիչliterally ‘Baptist’
  2. Armenianmodernsame form
  3. Armenian, derivedmodernՄկրտչյանMkrtčʻyan
  4. EnglishtodayMkrtchyan

Today it means

name A surname from Armenian.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Old Armenian Մկրտիչ / Mkrtchyan