` ::Syriac has been the name for the language, and the religious denomination only, and OED still insists that's what the term refers to. Language change takes time. Also, of course ``Syrian`` remained in use after 1945, and is still acceptable today provided the context is clear. It has just proven impractical to talk about ``Syrians``  because people will invariably think of the country of Syria, so ``Syrian`` has fallen out of use in favour of either ``Syriac`` or ``Assyrian``. Syrians (Christian minority) would be a perfectly permissible WP:DAB/WP:NAME article title, it's just that it isn't needed because there are enough alternatives. Syrians properly links to a disambiguation page.   `