Armenian Names from the British Museum

These names are drawn from A Catalogue of the Armenian Manuscripts in the British Museum. This book uses a system of transcription that is explained on page ix of the book.

This source was mined mainly for female names and unusual male names, and is not a complete list of all names in the source.

Updated November 12, 2024.

Male Names | Female Names

Male Names

  • Akhratin, 1436
  • Aḷadschan, 1582
  • Aḷa (Agha) Mir, 1553
    • Aḷámir, 1553
  • Aḷawêlin, 1582
  • Alexianus, 1460
  • Aḷupish, 1541
  • Amin, 1460
  • Aminatin, 1460
    • Amin Atin, 1488
  • Amir, 16th century?
  • Amirdat, 1517
  • Amir Dschan, 1517
    • Amirdjan, 1614
  • Amir Khan, 1517
  • Amu-r Kher, 16th century?
  • Aptên, 1440
  • Aptûlê (=Abdullah), 1614
  • Aqath, 16th century?
  • Arev, 16th century?
  • Arzou Khan, 1586
  • Atham, 1553
  • Atur, 1552
  • Aytin, 1553
  • Arzukhan, 1553
  • Baḷram, 1600
  • Banerges (=Boanerges), 1517
  • Barsel (=Basil), 1282
    • Barsḷ, 1305, 1583, 1588
    • Basil, 1613
  • Danél, 1611
  • Djalal, 1460
  • Djan, 1553
  • Djanipêk, 1614
  • Djihan, 1460
  • Dschalal, 1618
  • Dschan, 1607
  • Dschuḷa, 1618
  • Elamir, 16th century?
  • Eḷisi, 1604
  • Ēliaz, 1618
  • Eliê, 1553
  • Elowt, 1526
  • Emin, 16th century?
  • Ēṛtôḷt, 1614
  • Ēwatshah, 15th century
  • Fṛangul, 1618
  • Galust, 1520
  • Gorg, 1583
  • Gregory, 1347
  • Hadjath, 1586
  • Hamshirak, 1553
  • Hamazasp, 1411
  • Hayvat, 1460
  • Huskan, 1520
  • Kerion, 1520
  • Khanilar (male?), 1520
  • Kharshay, 1614
  • Khassan, 1440
  • Khatchik, 1618
  • Khôdjagin, 16th century?
  • Khodschay Khêr, 1614
  • Khotawert, 1600
  • Khotzadeḷ, 1436
  • Khupiar, 1520
  • Kitchipak, 16th century?
  • Kostantin, 1327
    • Kostêndin, 1307
    • Kostandin, 1307
    • Kostand, 1307
  • Kul Zatan, 1604
  • Kuṛdj, 1636
  • Ḷara Khan, 1553
  • Makhsud, 1607
  • Malqum, 1553
  • Maḷsut, 1514
  • Margar, 1598
  • Martiros, 15th century
    • Martyros, 1520
  • Meliq, 1488
  • Meliq Aḷên, 1618
  • Meliton, 1588
  • Melqon, 1611
  • Mertin, 1581
  • Mesrop, 1618
  • Miraq, 1604, 1607
  • Miridschan, 1517
  • Mḷtesin, 16th century?
  • Mṛauzul, 1553
  • Muqayêl, 1520
  • Murat, 1520
  • Muratish, 1541
  • Nahapet, 1295
  • Nater, 1362
  • Nazar, 1553, 1618
  • Nersês, 1347
  • Oskêwan, 1484
  • Paḷtasar (=Balthasar), 1514, 1604
    • Paḷtásar, 1553
  • Paronshah, 1362
  • Phrik
  • Qaḷtzrik (=Darling), 1553
  • Rabunak, 1520
  • Robên, 1282
  • Ṛstaces, 1347
    • Aristaces, 1627
  • Safar, 1520
  • Saḷdameliq (male?), 1347
  • Sanos (=Stephanos), 1615
  • Saphar, 1618
  • Sargis, 1636
  • Savuth, 1553
  • Sêm, 16th century?
  • Serapion, 1514
  • Sethraq, 1604
  • Shahriar, c. 1460-1580
  • Shirkhath, 1553
  • Shmavon (=Simeon), 1295
  • Sinan, 1586, 1618
  • Skantar, 1484
    • Scandar/Scantar, 1615
  • Sôlthanum, 1618
  • Spantiar, 16th century?
  • Stephanos, 1347
  • Tarwêsh or Taurêsh, 1484
  • Taulath Meliq, 1436
  • Tavuth, 1553
  • Tchôphlu, 1460
  • Thadj Meliq (male?), 1347
  • Thoumay, 1347
  • Thurwantan (male?), 16th century?
  • Towlath Meliq, 16th century?
  • Wahram, 1327
  • Wandrami, 1520
  • Wardêrê, 1627
  • Wêlidschan, 1607
  • Wrthanês, 1627
    • Wardanês, 1411
    • Vrdanês (nicknamed Pap), 1501
  • Yegaz, before 1642
  • Yakôb, after 1252
  • Younan (=Jonas), 1436
  • Zafraz, 1618
  • Zohal, 1604

Female names

  • Ahlidjan, 1636
  • Ahli Meliq, 1436
  • Aḷbratz, 1331
  • Aḷuth, 1488
  • Anifa, 1402
  • Anna, 1547, 1607, 1614
  • Aykun, 1604
  • Aziz [missing?], after 1252
  • Banam, 1607
  • Bêkis, 1553
  • Beknaḷ, 1553
  • Deḷdzun, 1607
  • Djûhan, 1547
    • Djhan, 1547
  • Dschihan Phashay, 1600
  • Dschuhar, 1611
  • Elisa, 1611
  • Elizabeth, 16th century?
  • Emin, 1488
  • Enif, 16th century?
    • Eniphay, 16th century?
  • Eranuhi, 1488
  • Ethar, 1614
  • Gayianê, 1607
  • Gozal, 1553
    • Gôzal, 1553
  • Gulkhandan, 1582
  • Gulnabath, 1520
  • Gunash, 1440
  • Hethum (female?), c. 1300
  • Houṛoum, 1553
  • Hrstakés, 16th century?
  • Justina, 1436
  • Khamush, 1484
  • Khan Bêk, 1607
  • Khanphar Khatchik, 1582
  • Khanum, 1553
  • Khanuth, 1553
  • Khathay, 1520
  • Khathun, 1553
  • Khathun Dschan, 1618
    • Khathu Dschan, 1607
  • Khikar, 1347
  • Khondik, 1436
  • Khond Qar, 1607
  • Khouwand, 1552
  • Khoyand, 1514
  • Kulistan, 1614
  • Kul Zatan, 1611
  • Ḷampar (=Lamp?), 1440
  • Ḷbêl, 1347
  • Ḷrmuz, 1604
  • Mahsum, 16th century?
  • Maḷthum, 1581
  • Mamqan, 1436
  • Mananan, 16th century?
  • Manushak, 1547
  • Maram Tatik, 1582 (tatik = grandmother)
  • Margaret, 1484
    • Margarit, 1553
  • Mariam, 1440, 1484, 1604, 1614
    • Marean, 1553
    • Maream, 1553
    • Miriam, 1618
  • Marthay, 1347
  • Medzkhathun, 1440
  • Mêliq Khathun, 1517
  • Mluq, 1440
  • Muḷal, 16th century?
  • Muldesi Dowlath, 1484
  • Nahan, 1614
  • Narin, 16th century?
  • Narin Phash, 1580
  • Nazar, 1600
  • Oskekan, 1581
  • Phashameliq, 1411
  • Pḷtik Tatik, 1582
    • Pzik Tatik (?), 1582
  • Qu-nqush, 1541
    • Qnqush, 1581
  • Ṛitha, 1327
  • Rhipsime, 1607
    • Rhipsima (nicknamed Kulqan), 1627
    • Hṛephsimê, 1604
  • Saḷomê, 1607
  • Saltchuq (=Seljuq), 1460
  • Sandukht, 1636
  • Sar (?), 1583
  • Saṛa, 1484
  • Saṛan, 1600
  • Saulthay Phashên, 1618
  • Shahandukht, 1307 (king’s daughter)
  • Shahidjan, 1604
  • Shahum, 1553
  • Shnavhor, 1541
  • Shnofor, 1514
  • Sultan Khathun, 1520
  • Sultan Meliq, 16th century?
  • Tehinar, 1614
  • Thaḷameliq, 1411
  • Thamam, 1604
  • Than Khathun, 1583
    • Thank Khathun, 1614
  • Thansukh, c. 1460-1580
  • Thaurêz, 1607
  • Thefanu, 1307 (Theophano?)
  • Tikin, 1317 (= queen, mistress)
  • Tilshat, 1436
  • Tiruhi, 16th century?
  • Tôwlath, 1436
  • Tuniay, 1514
  • Ulita, 1547
  • Waḷurdsch, 1307
  • Warkhathun, 1615
  • Waṛwaṛ (=Barbara), 1636
  • Zay Meliq, 1440
  • Zibethên, 1582
  • Zumruth? Esmeralda?, 1583

Source

British Museum, F. C. Conybeare, and John Oliver Wardrop. 1913. A Catalogue of the Armenian Manuscripts in the British Museum. London: British Museum.

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