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Macaryan

Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 7:25 am
by Macaryan
Hi! I want to learn about Macaryan. My family's surmame was Macaryan before 1915 but my grand father changed his surname. This is a tragic story and I wiil tell you about this event maybe later. Has anyone got a surname which is macaryan or know what Macaryan means. I stiil live in Turkey.

Macaryan's is USA

Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 2:54 pm
by JACK R NASEP
Hello, there are two Macaryans listed in the State of California, USA. Contact me thru Private E-mail if you want their names to protect their privacy. Jack R. Nasep

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 9:46 am
by debbi
May I ask where in Turkey you live . Thank you . My family is AZADIAN/KECHEBASHIAN from Constantinople Turkey Thanks again

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 9:46 am
by debbi
May I ask where in Turkey you live . Thank you . My family is AZADIAN/KECHEBASHIAN from Constantinople Turkey Thanks again

Macaryan

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 9:40 pm
by C.K. Garabed
The yan ending suggests Eastern Armenian, the Western Armenian usually transliterating as Magar.

According to Hannessian, Magar is from Macarios, Greek for happy, lucky.

Re: Macaryan

Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 5:37 am
by KERASSUN
C.K. Garabed wrote: Magar is from Macarios, Greek for happy, lucky.
NO MACAR MEANS IN TURKISH MAGYAR