In September 2021, the head of the Osmanlı Mehter Takımı, the SCA’s Janissary band, asked me to “share a list of appropriate names for our Janissaries to possibly choose from in developing personas”. He was probably referring to my page of names of Muslim men from Sivas province, but that…
Almost all of the names on this list are the names of the deceased, and the date is the Georgian year in which they died. However, in the case of rare names, or names that had no deceased before the year 1600, I drew names and dates from the list…
Personal Characteristics Professions Replacements for Names These nicknames completely replaced a man’s personal name. Patronymics Although these nicknames refer to the bearer as the son (-oğlu or -zâde) of another person, they do not contain the father’s real name. For example, Mahmud Bey b. Kasım was nicknamed Hançerlizâde, “son of…
In 1686, the Holy League retook Buda (Budapest) from the Ottomans. One document written in the aftermath lists some of the Ottoman prisoners of war, including several dozen janissaries. Although this is well after the SCA period, many of these names can be traced back to period, so I’ve listed…
Abraham Agazar Ağca Ağıl Agob Agopşeh Agyad Alagöz Altun Altunşeh Anabel Andon Andriye Anuk Araben Arakil Ardondi Armağan Arslan Asar Asarık Asfadır Asılbey Aston Avak Avanis Avdik Avram Avranil Aydın Aydınşeh Ayvati Ayvaz Bağdasar Bağlu Bahtiyar Balı Başgül Bayram Bayramşeh Bazar Bazarlu Bedros Bilgin Bodros Bogos, Boğos Bolos Budak Bulduk…
Source: Catalogue of the Armenian Manuscripts in the Bodleian Male Names Abdalhath, 1564 Abel, 1453 Abraham, 1324 Aḷbraseḷ Phirbashkh, 1631 Alfath, 1609 Alfay Thun, 1609 Amir Asath, 1587 Amirdschan, 16th century Amir Ezdin, 16th century Amirkher, 16th century Amirzade, 1641 Andreas, 1453, 16th century, 1511 Andrias, 16th century, c. 1618…
Source: Treasures from the Ark: 1700 Years of Armenian Christian Art Male Names Amirbek, 1460 Anton, 1268-9 Ar.akel, 1268-9 Aslan, 1329 Astuadsatur, 1520 Awag, 1356-8 Awetik, c. 1420-32 Awetis, c. 1262-66 Barsegh, 11th century Daniel, 1419 Davit, 1626 Dser, 1419 Eghian, 986 Esayi, 1318 Ewargris, 1038 Ewdok’s-Ewt’im Grigor, 986, 1173,…
Source: The Chester Beatty Library: A Catalogue of the Armenian Manuscripts [part 1] [part 2] [part 3] Male Names Abraham, 12th century Alek’sanos, 1489 Alik’sianos, 1489, 1600 Alexander, before 1588 Alt’un, 1624 Aprelus, 12th century Arak’el, 1364, 1446, 1541 Arghut’a, 1357 Arsen, 1574 Arta, c. 1273 Aslan, 1601 Astvadsatur, 1364,…
Source: Colophons of Armenian Manuscripts, 1301-1480 Everyone in this list was an Armenian-born Christian, despite the occasional presence of Muslim names like Abdǝl-Aziz. This source uses the 1913 version of the Hübschmann-Meillet transcription system. Male Names Female Names Because of the rarity of women’s names in this source, the list…
Source: A Catalogue of Armenian Manuscripts in the British Museum This source was mined mainly for female names and unusual male names, and is not a complete list of all names in the source. Male Names Akhratin, 1436 Aḷadschan, 1582 Aḷa (Agha) Mir, 1553 Aḷámir, 1553 Aḷawêlin, 1582 Alexianus, 1460…