Atchabahian
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Atchabahian also shorted to 'Atcha', 'Bahian' or 'Atchaba', is an Armenian
surname, of mixed Armenian and Iranian origin. It derives from a mixture of an old Armenian
word atch, an old Persian
world 'abah'. The "IAN" ending is common among Armenian, Assyrian
and Iranian
surnames.
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
surname, of mixed Armenian and Iranian origin. It derives from a mixture of an old Armenian
Armenian language
The Armenian language is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian people. It is the official language of the Republic of Armenia as well as in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The language is also widely spoken by Armenian communities in the Armenian diaspora...
word atch, an old Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
world 'abah'. The "IAN" ending is common among Armenian, Assyrian
Assyrian people
The Assyrian people are a distinct ethnic group whose origins lie in ancient Mesopotamia...
and Iranian
Iranian peoples
The Iranian peoples are an Indo-European ethnic-linguistic group, consisting of the speakers of Iranian languages, a major branch of the Indo-European language family, as such forming a branch of Indo-European-speaking peoples...
surnames.
- Atchaba is a variant for Turkish-ArmeniansArmenians in TurkeyArmenians in Turkey have an estimated population of 40,000 to 70,000 . Most are concentrated around Istanbul. The Armenians support their own newspapers and schools...
, Lebanese Armenians and Syrian Armenians.
- The shortened version 'Atcha' shouldn't be confused with the IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n family name, Atcha/Atchia.