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Most Armenian nobles appear to have Iranian names -Armenian had no written form at the time and Armenia was often a client state of Persia, or Parthia, before being completely absorbed. Official records were therefore in old Persian cuneiform and official names usually Iranian. Don't forget it's not uncommon for cultures to have a naming tradition dominated by names of foreign origin.

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However, this history seems more like a fabricated romance, like Virgil's and Geoffrey of Monmouth's, or a folk tale, so an Armenian name invented for the story recorded is likely.

This message was edited 11/15/2021, 11:08 PM