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Armenian Names

Avakian
Usage: Armenian
Armenian patronymic meaning "son of Avak".

Baghdassarian
Usage: Armenian
Means "son of Baghdassar". Baghdassar is a cognate of Balthazar.

Barsamian
Usage: Armenian
Extra: Statistics
Means "son of a priest" in Armenian.

Bedrosian
Usage: Armenian
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Means "son of Bedros" in Armenian.

Darbinian
Usage: Armenian
Means "son of the blacksmith", so is equivalent to the English Smith.

Davidyan
Usage: Armenian
Means "son of David".

Gevorgian
Usage: Armenian
Means "son of George" in Armenian.

Hagopian
Usage: Armenian
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Means "son of Hagop" in Armenian.

Hovanesian
Usage: Armenian
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Means "son of Hovhannes" in Armenian.

Kasabian
Usage: Armenian
Means "butcher" in Armenian.

Kevorkian
Usage: Armenian
Extra: Statistics
An alternative spelling of Gevorgian in transliteration from the Armenian alphabet to the Roman.

Khachaturian
Usage: Armenian
Means "son of Khachatur" in Armenian. Khachatur (or Khachadur)is a male given name which means "cross-bearer".

Magorian
Usage: Armenian
Means "son of Magor", an Armenian form of Mark.

Matevosian
Usage: Armenian
Means "son of Matthew".

Mooshian
Usage: Armenian
Variant of Moushian.

Moushian
Usage: Armenian
Name for someone who came from the Armenian town of Moush.

Nazaretian
Usage: Armenian
Means "son of Nazareth". The -tian on the end of an Armenian surname means "son of", and Nazareth was part of ancient Armenia.

Nazarian
Usage: Armenian
Means "son of Nazar".

Panossian
Usage: Armenian
Means "son of Panos".

Sarkisian
Usage: Armenian
Extra: Statistics
Means "son of Sarkis" in Armenian. The Armenian given name Sarkis is equivalent to Sergius.

Torosian
Usage: Armenian
Means "son of Toros (Theodore)" in Armenian.

Vartanian
Usage: Armenian
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Means "son of Vartan" in Armenian. Vartan is a male given name meaning "rose giver".

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