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Oganessian

Oganessian proper noun: a surname from Armenian.

Proper noun

Oganessian

  1. A surname from Armenian.
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Origin of Oganessian

From Russian Оганеся́н (Oganesján), russification of Armenian Հովհաննիսյան (Hovhannisyan).

Words formed from Oganessian

Questions about Oganessian

What does Oganessian mean?
Oganessian means a surname from Armenian.
What part of speech is Oganessian?
Oganessian is a proper noun.

Words near Oganessian in the dictionary

  1. Ogalala
  2. Ogallala
  3. ogam
  4. ogamic
  5. ogams
  6. Oganessian
  7. oganessium
  8. oganesson
  9. oganesson tetratennesside
  10. ogas
  11. Ogasawara

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