- Barsamian (surname)
Barsamian (Barsamyan) or Parsamian (Parsamyan) is an Armenian surname, written in
Armenian script as "'Պարսամյան (Բարսամյան).Etymology
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 name "Barsauma - "fasting". [ [http://armenian.name/index.php?a=term&d=1&t=1757 Etymology of Armenian name Parsam at Armenians.com] ]References
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