These names were drawn from Colophons of Armenian Manuscripts, 1301-1480. This source uses a variant of the 1913 version of the Hübschmann-Meillet transcription system.
Everyone in this list was an Armenian-born Christian, despite the occasional presence of Muslim names like Abdǝl-Aziz.
Updated November 12, 2024.
Male Names
- Abdǝl-Aziz
- Abełay
- Abgar
- Abraham
- Alekʽsan
- Alēkʽsanos
- Amir
- Amirdovlatʽ
- Amir-Pʽašʽay
- Amir-Sargis
- Anania
- Andrēas
- Anton
- Aṙakʽel
- Arłun
- Astuacatur
- Atom
- Awag
- Awetikʽ
- Awetis
- Azaria
- Azariay
- Barseł
- Beškʽen
- Blēl
- Bukłda
- Burtʽel
- Birtʽēl
- Biwrdel
- Biwrtʽēl
- Boyrtʽel
- Burdel
- Burtʽēl
- Catur
- Čʽaysar
- Cerun
- Damur
- Daniēl
- Dawitʽ
- Ełi
- Ełia
- Ēłikum
- Epʽrem
- Eremia
- Ǝṙǝstakēs
- Ṙstakēs
- Esayi
- Ēzdanbaxš
- Faruxšah
- Gabriēl
- Galust
- Gaspar
- Gēorg
- Gorg
- Grigor
- Grigoris
- Gugun
- Hayrapet
- Hetʽum
- Ignatios
- Inanik
- Isaz
- Israyēl
- Iwanē
- Izit
- J̈anibēk
- Karapet
- Kirakos
- Kiwrion
- Kozma
- Łazar
- Lewon
- Luser
- Małagiay
- Manuēl
- Manwēl
- Manawēl
- Margarē
- Markos
- Martiros
- Martir
- Mattʽēos
- Matʽēos
- Mattʽē
- Melkʽisedek
- Melkʽisēdek
- Melkʽisētʽ
- Melkʽisetʽ
- Melkʽisēd
- Minas
- Mkrtičʽ
- Mleh
- Movsēs
- Mxitʽar
- Mxitʽaričʽ
- Nahapet
- Nater
- Nersēs
- Nikolayos
- Pawłos
- Petros
- Pōłos
- Pułtay
- Ramanos
- Sałatʽēl
- Saṙačencʽ
- Sargis
- Sarkawag
- Serob
- Sētʽ
- Simēon
- Sion
- Šmawon
- Smbat
- Sołomon
- Stepʽannos
- Stepʽanos
- Sultanšay
- Tʽadēos
- Tʽadkan
- Tarsayič
- Tarsaič
- Tʽawakʽal
- Tērtēr
- Tiracʽu
- Tiratur
- Tʽoros
- Tʽovma
- Tʽovmay
- Tʽuma
- Tʽumay
- Tʽumas
- Tʽumašay
- Tʽuran
- Umek
- Umid
- Vahan
- Vahram
- Vardan
- Vasil
- Vrtʽanēs
- Xačʽatur
- Xačʽer
- Xlatʽcʽi
- Xosrov
- Yakob
- Yakovb
- Yohanēs
- Yohannēs
- Ohannē
- Ohannēs
- Yovan
- Yovanēs
- Yovannēs
- Yovhannēs
- Ovannēs
- Yovsēpʽ
- Yōsēpʽ
- Yusēpʽ
- Yōvasab
- Yovsian
- Zakʽaria
- Zakʽariay
- Zakʽaray
- Zakʽarē
- Zakʽar
- Zakʽēos
- Zawrvar
Female Names
Because of the rarity of women’s names in this source, the list of women’s names contains a few names that may have been borne by only one woman or only by the members of one noble family. For example, Baroness Vaxax was a prominent member of the noble Orbelian family, and the only other women I have been able to find by that name were her descendants.
- Fimi
- Guhar
- Iktiš
- J̌uhar
- Łutʽlumelikʽ
- Mamaxatʽun
- Nanik
- Pʽašay
- Saribēk
- Tʽuxtʽani
- Vaxax
- Xalim-Xatʽun
- Xamuš
Source
Sanjian, Avedis K. 1969. Colophons of Armenian Manuscripts, 1301-1480: A Source for Middle Eastern History. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.