hania Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 In the past 6 months I found out that I am also part Armenian/Georgian. I have been doing genealogical research for the past 6 years but right now I am having a problem finding out information on my "new" roots. Where could I go to get information on the family names-they are not obscure but rather well known in Armenia/Georgia. They are Kara-Murza and Tumanov(Tumanishvili). Even though I have contacted some groups in Georgia who are involved in cultural research I was told there are no places where I could get any historical information. I find that hard to believe. Does anyone have any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamavor Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 (edited) Try this site: http://feefhs.org/am/frg-amgs.html Tumanov/Tumanian were prominent Armenian family from Tbilisi. Try also this site: http://genforum.genealogy.com/armenia/ Good luck! Edited February 25, 2005 by gamavor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arvestaked Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 Genealogical info for Armenians is harder to come by because a lot of it was lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hania Posted February 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 Thank you for your help. I will visit the sites you suggested. However, I understand that a lot information may not be available. That was the same story in my family. Documents, correspondence, deeds etc. were all destroyed due to fear of persecution and death. Unfortunately none of these measures helped. Most were exiled or executed. Now it is left to my generation to start putting together the little information that exists and to try to make a picture. It will be a difficult task. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hania Posted February 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 I have one question regarding names. The name Tumanov is the Russified form. However, what is the difference between Tumanishvili and Tumanian? Is this the same name or are these two seperate surnames? Since I am new to this and I am not that familiar with the difference between Georgian and Armenian names I am a bit confused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arvestaked Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 (edited) Armenians and Greeks, etc. have often adopted the suffixes common to surnames in a the country they inhabit. A name like Tumanian is an Armenian name but a family may become known by an altered version. Whether you perceive the family name to still be the original Armenian one or the modified version is up to you. -ishvili is Georgian... -oglou is Turkish. An example of the latter would be director Elia Kazan's birth name: Kazandjoglou. Edited March 3, 2005 by Arvestaked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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