Armenian Name Game

Armenian Name Game

What’s in a name? I’ve been asked why Armenian surnames all seem to end in “-ian” or “-yan”…Did you know that is actually a suffix, meaning “of”? It can mean “son of”, “descendant of”, or it could indicate a geographic origin, and it could even be a an...
Honoring the Life of Simon Javizian

Honoring the Life of Simon Javizian

I’m very saddened to report that my good friend Simon Javizian has recently passed. Simon was a corner stone of the Armenian community. Not only was he a funeral director for many years but he was also a great musician. When Simon decided to retire from the band he...