Family Tree: Aram Osipyan

Aram - According to M. Khorenatsi it was the name of Ara Geghetsik's father which is interpreted as ''grandeur'', ''greatness''. In manuscript # 5596 in Matenadaran museum this name is listed in "Iberian Words" translated as "curse" but it is not used by the Jewish (though it is of Semite origin).We also have Aramyan and Aramuni surnames.
Osipyan - armenian family name derived from Hovsep (Armenian for Joseph). Variants of Hovsepian include Hovsepyan, Ovsepyan, Osipian, Housepian, Hosepian, Hovsapian etc.