Quote Originally Posted by zxc View Post
Watching Soviet movies, I've noticed the last name Мкртчян pop up in the credits. I'm guessing the name is Armenian, not Russian, but I still can't even fathom how to say a name with six consonants to one vowel.
Schwas are not always spelt in Armenian. There are more vowels in this name.
In fact, many English words have many consonants in chain, like ministrels for example.