Armenian
names are used in the country of Armenia in western Asia, as well as in Armenian diaspora communities throughout the world.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
AGHASI m ArmenianFrom Ottoman Turkish
آغا (ağa) meaning "agha (an honorific for high officials)".
AGHUVEH m & f ArmenianDerived from the Armenian elements աղու (
aghu) "suave" and վեհ (
veh) "sublime".
AGHVAN m ArmenianMeans "Caucasian Albanian" in Armenian. Caucasian Albania was an ancient country in the Caucasus, not connected to the modern state in the Balkans.
ALVARD f ArmenianDerived from Armenian ալ (
al) mean "bright red" and վարդ (
vard) meaning "rose".
ANDRANIK m ArmenianDerived from Armenian
andranik "older, senior", this being in the context of a family's first-born son.
ANTARAM m ArmenianFrom the Armenian word
անթառամ (antʿaṙam) meaning "unfading, brilliant, everlasting, doesn't wilt". This is the Armenian version of
Amaranth.
ANUSHAVAN m ArmenianMeans "sweet town" from Armenian անուշ
(anuš) meaning "sweet" combined with ավան
(avan) "town, village". Originally, it was formed from Avestan
anaoša meaning "immortal" and
urvan "soul", though it was also interpreted as meaning "slogan" or "adoring, loyal" or derived from a word meaning "coconut".
ARAKEL m Armenian (Rare)Derived from the Armenian word
arak'eal, which literally means "sent", but signifies "apostle" in its original context, as it is a calque from Greek
apostolos (e.g. Tovmas Arakael, which means Thomas the Apostle).
ARAMAYIS m Ancient Armenian, ArmenianFrom Old Median *
Rāmanīsah which meant "one who strives for peace" or "one who strives for joy" from Proto-Iranian *
rāma- "joy, peace" and *
ais-/*
is- "to strive".
ARISTAKES m Ancient Armenian, ArmenianPossibly an Armenian form of
Aristarchos, or perhaps from a Middle Persian word meaning "resurrection of the dead" (Persian رستاخیز
(rastâxiz)). This was borne by a 4th-century Armenian saint who was a son of Gregory the Illuminator (the religious leader traditionally credited with Christianizing Armenia)...
[more] ARTAVAZD m ArmenianArmenian form of
Artavazda (also see
Artavasdes). Known bearers of this name include Armenian film director Artavazd Peleshyan (b. 1938) and Armenian soccer player Artavazd Karamyan (b. 1979).
ASHOT m ArmenianMeaning uncertain, though it is possibly derived from Armenian աշխարհ
(ašxarh) meaning "world, universe".
ASPET m ArmenianMeans "knight" in Armenian. Used in the 12th–14th centuries.
ASTRIK f ArmenianMeans "little star" in Armenian, from Greek
aster meaning "star" and the diminutive
ik.
AŠXEN f ArmenianFeminine Armenian given name with a number of possible meanings and etymologies - firstly, from the Ossetian
æхсин meaning "lady, mistress", or otherwise from Middle Median
*xšay-, meaning "to shine" or the Ossetian
æхсид meaning "dawn".
AVRORA f Armenian (?), Azerbaijani (?), Bulgarian, Georgian (?), Russian, Slovene (?), UkrainianBulgarian, Russian, and Ukrainian form of
Aurora. This form is also used in Armenian, Azerbaijani, Slovene, and Georgian to refer to the Roman goddess.
AYTSEMNIK f Armenian (Rare)Means "little roe deer", from Armenian այծեամն (
ayceamn) meaning "roe deer" and a diminutive suffix.
AZNAVUR m ArmenianMeaning ''bulky, offensive, sullen and tough person'', ultimately from Persian.
BABAJAN m Armenian (Rare)Means " soul, friendly" in Armenian. Until the end of the last century, it was a rather common name, but it is still being forgotten, but
Babajanyan’s surname is still preserved.
DZOVINAR f Armenian (Rare)Armenian name meaning "siren", from the word
Ծովինար (dzovinar) and ultimately linked to the word
ծով (dzov) meaning "sea".
GAGIK m ArmenianPossibly derived from Armenian գագաթ
(gagatʿ) meaning "summit, peak, top (of a mountain)" or from the Assyrian word
gag combined with the Armenian suffix
-ik both of uncertain meaning...
[more] GALUST m ArmenianShortening of the Armenian word
Հոգեգալուստ (Hogegalust) meaning "Pentecost".
GARNIK m ArmenianIt is Armenian name. "Garnik" means modest. It comes from garn (sheep) and -ik suffix. N is removed then we get Garnik.
GARSEVAN m Armenian (Rare), Georgian (Rare)The meaning and origin of this name are uncertain, though the name looks like it may possibly be of Persian origin. In that case, it may be related to
Garsivaz. I have also come across a source that claims that the name means "stony black monastery" in Old Armenian, derived from the Old Armenian elements քար
(k'ar) "stone, rock" combined with սեւ
(sev) "black" and վան
(van) "monastery" (also see my comment for
Sevan)...
[more] GAYANE f ArmenianArmenian form of
Gaiana, which is the feminine form of
Gaianus. This name was borne by an Armenian saint from the 5th century AD.
GNEL m ArmenianFrom the Armenian word
գնել (gnel) meaning "to buy, gain, earn".
HAYARPI f ArmenianFeminine Armenian feminine name derived from
հայ (hay) meaning "Armenian" and
արեւ (arev) meaning "sun".
HERAKLIT m Armenian (Rare), Bosnian, Croatian, Danish, German, Norwegian, Polish, Slovene, UkrainianArmenian, Bosnian, Croatian, Danish, German, Norwegian, Polish, Slovene and Ukrainian form of
Herakleitos via its latinized form
Heraclitus.
HRACHYA m & f ArmenianModern form of the Old Armenian name Հրաչեայ
(Hračʿeay), which was derived from Old Armenian հուր
(hur) meaning "fire" and աչք
(ačʿkʿ) "eyes, sight" (literally, "fire-eyed" or "eyes of fire")...
[more] HRAYR m ArmenianMeans "fiery man", derived from Armenian
hur "fire" combined with Armenian
ayr "man".
HRIPSIME f ArmenianRhipsime, sometimes called Hripsime, Ripsime, Ripsima or Arsema (died c. 290) was a martyr of Roman origin; she and her companions in martyrdom are venerated as the first Christian martyrs of Armenia.
ISAHAK m Armenian (Archaic)Derived from Իսահակ (Isahak) by dropping the first letter. Իսահակ (Isahak) was considered a more scholarly form of
Isaac, whereas Սահակ (
Sahak) was a popular form.
KARAPET m Armenian Mythology, ArmenianKarapet is a pre-Christian Armenian mythological character usually represented as a glittering long-haired thunder-god with a purple crown and a cross....
[more] KNARIK f ArmenianArmenian feminine name derived from the word
քնար (k'nar) meaning "lyre".
MAHITAR m ArmenianIt's a very old ARMENIAN name. It means a man who is a leader in village
MARAT m Russian, ArmenianFrom the French surname
Marat, in honor of Jean-Paul Marat.
Marat is a Gallicized version of
Mara, the surname of Marat's Sardinian father.
MARGAR m ArmenianFrom the Old Armenian word
մարգարէ meaning "prophet". First attested in 1269.
METAKSYA f Armenian (Rare)Feminine Armenian name derived from
մետաքսյա (metak’sya), meaning "silken", idiomatically meaning someone with a gentle and pleasant character.
MGRDICH m ArmenianAlternative form of
Migirdich. Means "Baptist" in Armenian, from Hovhannes Mgrdich (John the Baptist) in Christian tradition. Generally shortened to
Mgo. Eastern Armenian equivalent is
Mkrtich.
MKHITAR m ArmenianFrom Old Armenian մխիթար (mxitʿar) meaning "comfort, consolation, solace".
MKRTICH m ArmenianMeans "baptist" in Armenian, referring to the Biblical figure
John the Baptist.
MKRTUM m ArmenianFrom the Armenian word
մկրտում (mkrtum) meaning "baptism", referring to Jesus' baptism in the Jordan River.
MNATSAKAN m ArmenianFrom the Armenian word
մնացական (mnacʿakan) "staying, lasting", wishing the child to have a long life.
NANE f ArmenianNane was an Armenian pagan mother goddess. She was the goddess of war and wisdom.