Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 824

Barsamyan

Barsamyan /baɾsamˈjan/

“son of Barsam”1

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Formation
Patronymic
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Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Barsamyan?

Barsamyan

IPA /baɾsamˈjan/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Barsamyan mean?

The Armenian male name Barsam with the patronymic suffix -yan: “son of Barsam”. Barsam comes from Syriac Barṣawmā “son of the fast”, the name of a saint revered in Eastern Christianity.1

Grammar Barsam + -yan.

That Barsamyan goes back to Barṣawmā is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Barsamyan made of?

Barsamyan breaks into 2 parts: Barsam (Barsam: Armenian male name (Syriac Barṣawmā)) + -yan (Armenian patronymic suffix “son of”).

Barsamyan + root Barsam Barsam: Armenian malename (Syriac Barṣawmā) OTHER Barṣawmā “Syriac ‘son of thefast’; name of a saint” suffix -yan Armenian patronymicsuffix “son of” Barsamyan Barsam root Barsam: Armenian male name (SyriacBarṣawmā) Barṣawmā OTHER “Syriac ‘son of the fast’; nameof a saint” -yan suffix Armenian patronymic suffix “son of”
Barsamyan: parts and root words
  • Barṣawmā Other — Syriac “son of the fast”; name of a saint1

How was the name Barsamyan formed?

Barsamyan was formed by adding -yan, “son of”, to Barsam (“Barsam: Armenian male name (Syriac Barṣawmā)”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Who are some well-known people named Barsamyan?

  1. Dikran Barsamyan teacher

People surnamed Barsamyan as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

How is Barsamyan written and pronounced abroad?

The name has no Turkish-specific letters and is written Barsamyan abroad as well.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wikipedia: Barsauma accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Barsamyan

Q1

What does the surname Barsamyan mean?

The Armenian male name Barsam with the patronymic suffix -yan: “son of Barsam”. Barsam comes from Syriac Barṣawmā “son of the fast”, the name of a saint revered in Eastern Christianity.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Barsamyan?

The root word of Barsamyan is Barṣawmā (another language): ‘Syriac “son of the fast”; name of a saint’.
Q3

How do you pronounce Barsamyan?

Bar·sam·yan, 3 syllables; IPA: /baɾsamˈjan/.