Meanings of Armenian Names

Male Names

Amirdovlatʽ: Arabic amir “commander” + Persian dowlat “wealth”

Amir-Pʽašʽay: Arabic amir “commander” + Turkish paşa “high-ranking lord”

Aṙakʽel: Armenian aragil, “stork” [source]

Ǝṙǝstakēs, Aristakes: St. Aristakes was the second son of St. Gregory the Illuminator, the founder of the Armenian Apostolic Church. He succeeded his father as second head of the church.

Atom: Armenian cognate of Adam

Awetik’: Armenian, “good tidings” [source]

Daniēl: Armenian cognate of Daniel

Dawitʽ: Armenian cognate of David [source]

Epʽrem: Armenian cognate of Ephraim

Faruxšah

Gabriēl: Armenian cognate of Gabriel

Gēorg: Armenian cognate of George

Grigor: Armenian cognate of Gregory. The patron saint of the Armenian Apostolic Church, St. Gregory the Illuminator, was a scion of an Armenian noble house who was raised as a Christian after the slaughter of his family, and who after many tribulations converted the ruler of Armenia to Christianity in 301 AD. (…According to one of many versions of the story.) St. Gregory was also the first head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, a hereditary position that passed down through his descendants for many generations.

Hayrapet: Armenian “bishop, patriarch.” Used as a personal name as well as a title.

Karapet: Armenian “precursor,” a reference to John the Baptist. [source]

Kirakos: Armenian cognate of Greek Kyriakos

Mleh: Melias? [source]

Shahriar: Persian Shahriar, “great king”

Tiratur: Armenian, lord + gift “given by God” [source]

Vrtanes: St. Vrtanes was the eldest son of St. Gregory the Illuminator, the founder of the Armenian Apostolic Church. He succeeded his brother Aristakes as third head of the church.

Female Names

Azat khat’un: Possibly Persian azad “free” + xatun “lady”

Dilshat: Persian Dilshad, “happy heart”

Fimi: A short form of Yevp’imea, the Armenian cognate of Euphemia.

J̌uhar: Arabic Jawhar, “gem”

Mamaxatʽun: Grandmother?

Pʽašay: Turkic or Persian pasha

Tikin: Armenian, “queen, mistress” [source]

Waṛwaṛ: Armenian cognate of Barbara

Xamuš: Possibly Persian khamush, “silent, quiet.”

Yevp’imea: Armenian cognate of Euphemia.

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