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Abas Աբաս, Ապար m Armenian
Armenian form of Abbas.

Abdal Ապտալ, Աբդալ m Armenian (Rare, Archaic)
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish abdal, meaning "careless man", which in turn is derived from Arabic أَبْدَال‎, abdal, meaning "hermit". Nowadays the name is rare.

Abimelik m Armenian (Rare, Archaic)
Armenian form of Abimelech. Rarely used nowadays.

Abisak f & m Armenian (Archaic)
Armenian form of Abishag.

Abisoghom Աբիսողոմ m Armenian
Armenian form of Absalom.

Ach'ik Աչիկ f Armenian
Derived from the diminutive form of աչ (ačʿ), a poetic term meaning "eye".

Adrine f Armenian

Aetios Աետիոս m Ancient Greek, Armenian
Original Ancient Greek form of Aetius, as well as the modern Armenian form.

Agathangeghos m Armenian
Armenian form of Agathangelos.

Aghabeg m Armenian
Derived from Persian aga ("master") and Turkish bey (title given to provincial governors and senior officers).

Aghajan m Armenian (Rare)
Derived from Persian aga ("master") and jan ("dear").

Aghapap m Armenian (Archaic)
Derived from Persian aga ("master") and Armenian pap ("grandfather").

Aghas m Armenian
Variant of Aghasi.

Aghasar m Armenian (Archaic)
Derived from Persian aga ("master").

Aghasi Աղասի m Armenian
From Ottoman Turkish آغا (ağa) meaning "agha (an honorific for high officials)".

Aghaton m Armenian
Albanian form of Agathon.

Aghexandr m Armenian (Archaic)
Obsolete Armenian form of Alexander.

Aghgyul Աղգյուլ f Armenian (Rare, Archaic, ?)
According to one online source, this is a rare Armenian name meaning "white rose" from Proto-Turkic *ak "white" and Persian گل (gol) "rose", 'now especially used in villages.'

Aghunik f Armenian
Diminutive form of Aghavni.

Aghuveh Աղուվեհ m & f Armenian
Derived from the Armenian elements աղու (aghu) "suave" and վեհ (veh) "sublime".

Aghvan Աղվան m Armenian
Means "Caucasian Albanian" in Armenian. Caucasian Albania was an ancient country in the Caucasus, not connected to the modern state in the Balkans.

Agrippas Ագրիպպաս m Armenian, Ancient Armenian
Armenian and Old Armenian form of Agrippa.

Aharon m Armenian
Armenian form of Aaron, derived directly from Hebrew Aharon.

Aksanna f Russian (Modern, Rare, ?), Armenian (Modern, Rare, ?)
Variant of Oksana.

Alek m Armenian
Variant of Alex.

Aleksan Ալեքսան m Armenian
Armenian short form of Aleksandr.

Alenoush f Armenian
Means "sweet ripple" in Armenian.

Alexan m Armenian
Variant of Aleksan.

Alidz f Armenian

Alik m Armenian
Armenian diminutive of Aleksandr.

Alin Ալին f Armenian
Means "bearer of light" in Armenian.

Alique Ալիք f Armenian
Wave (an ocean wave)

Aliyosha m Bulgarian, Armenian
Diminutive of Aleksej.

Alvart Ալվարդ f Armenian
Variant of Alvard.

Alyag ալյագ f Armenian
It means "small wave" in Armenian

Amalya Ամալյա f Armenian
Armenian form of Amalia.

Ambakum Ամբակում m Armenian (Rare)
Armenian form of Ambakoum, which is the biblical Greek form of Habakkuk.

Anaida Անաիդա f Armenian, Romanian (Rare)
Variant form of Anahid, although it should be noted that at least one source claims that the name is derived from Greek ἀναιδής (anaides) meaning "shameless".... [more]

Anaïde f Armenian (Gallicized), French (Rare)
Gallicized form of the Armenian given name Anaida.

Ananux Անանուխ f Armenian (Rare)
Means "mint" in Armenian.

Anayis Անայիս f Armenian
Variant form of Anahid.

Andronik Անդրոնիկ m Armenian, Bulgarian (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Macedonian (Rare), Polish (Archaic), Russian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Slovene (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Form of Andronikos (see Andronicus) in various languages. In Armenia, this name might also be a variant spelling or transcription of Andranik in some cases.

Ankine Անգինէ f Armenian
From the Armenian անգին (ankin) meaning "invaluable".

Ankos Անկոս m Armenian
Armenian form of Ancus.

Annman Աննման f Armenian
Means "unmatched, inimitable" in Armenian.

Anoushavan m Armenian
Meaning unknown. Possibly derived from Anu, the name of an Assyrian deity, and ishkhan meaning "prince".

Antaram Անթառամ m Armenian
From the Armenian word անթառամ (antʿaṙam) meaning "unfading, brilliant, everlasting, doesn't wilt". This is the Armenian version of Amaranth.

Antiokos Անտիոքոս m Armenian
Armenian form of Antiochus.

Antistenes Անտիսթենես m Armenian
Armenian form of Antisthenes.

Antranig m Armenian
Variant transcription of Andranik.

Antreas Անդրէաս m Armenian, Greek
Variant of Andreas.

Anushavan Անուշավան m Armenian
Means "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".

Anushik Անուշիկ f Armenian
Diminutive of Anush.

Anzhel f & m Armenian, Bulgarian
Variant of Angel.

Anzhik f Armenian
Diminutive form of Anzhela.

Apirat Ապիրատ m Ancient Armenian, Armenian
Apparently from ապիրատ (apirat) meaning "wicked". Of chiefly historical usage.

Appianos Ապպիանոս m Armenian, Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Appianus (see Appian), as well as the Armenian form.

Appios Ապպիոս m Armenian
Armenian form of Appius.

Apres Ապրես m Armenian (Eastern)
Means "well done!, good job!" in Armenian.

Apreshum f Armenian
From the Persian ابریشم‎ (abrišam) meaning "silk".

Araik Արայիկ m Armenian
Alternate transcription of Arayik.

Arakel Առաքել 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).

Araksi f Armenian (Rare)

Aramayis Արամայիս m Ancient Armenian, Armenian
From 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".

Aramuhi Արամուհի f Armenian
Means "excellent lady" in Armenian.

Araxia f Armenian
Variant of Arax.

Araxie f Armenian
Variant of Araksi.

Arayik Արայիկ m Armenian
Diminutive of Ara.

Arch m Armenian
The word Armenian word for the animal, bear, is Arch.

Arcrun Արծրուն m Armenian
Variant of Artsrun.

Ardemis Արտեմի f Armenian
Armenian variant form of Artemis.

Ardziv Արծիւ m Armenian
Means "eagle" in Armenian.

Ardzvig Արծուիկ f Armenian
Means "young eagle" in Armenian.

Areknaz Արեգնազ f Armenian
Etymology uncertain, perhaps from the Armenian Արեգ (arek) meaning "sun" and the Persian نازی (nazi) meaning "sweet, coy" or Armenian նազանք (nazank') meaning "affection, coquetry".

Areknazan Արեգնազան f Armenian
Etymology uncertain, perhaps from the Armenian Արեգ (arek) meaning "sun" and the Persian نازی (nazi) meaning "sweet, coy" or Armenian նազանք (nazank') meaning "affection, coquetry".

Arev f Armenian (Rare)
Directly taken from Armenian արեւ (arev) "sun".

Argisht Արգիշտի m Armenian
Very old name ... [more]

Argishti m Urartian, Ancient Armenian, Armenian
The name of two kings of Urartu, an ancient kingdom in the Armenian Highlands.

Arios Արիոս m Armenian
Armenian form of Arius.

Aristakes Արիստակես, Արիստակէս m Ancient Armenian, Armenian
Possibly an Armenian form of Aristarchos, or perhaps from a Middle Persian word meaning "resurrection of the dead" (Persian رستاخیز‎ (rastâxiz))... [more]

Arka Արքա m Armenian
King of kings

Arkadya f Armenian
Armenian form of Arcadia.

Arkam m Armenian
from Persian, "strength"

Arkay Արքայ m Armenian
Means "king" in Armenian.

Arkimed Արքիմեդ m Armenian
Armenian form of Archimedes.

Armav Արմավ f Armenian (Rare)
Means "date (fruit)" in Armenian.

Armenak Արմենակ m Armenian
Variant of Aramaneak.

Arménouhie Արմէնուհի f Armenian (Gallicized)
Gallicized transliteration of Արմէնուհի (see Armenuhi).

Armenuhi Արմէնուհի f Armenian
Combination of Armen and the feminine suffix ուհի (uhi).

Arousiag f Armenian
Variant transcription of Արուսեակ (see Aruseag)

Arpenik Արփենիկ f Armenian
Derived from Armenian արփենի (arpʿeni) meaning "solar, bright, luminous".

Arpiar m & f Armenian
Meaning: “sun”

Arpina f Armenian
It means “rising of sun”.

Arpine f Armenian

Arpineh f Armenian (Western)
Alternate transcription of Arpine.

Arshag m Armenian
Means "bear cub" in Armenian.

Arshak m Armenian

Arshakuhi Արշակուհի f Armenian
Feminine form of Arshak.

Arshalouys Արշալոյս f Armenian
Variant of Arshaluys.

Arsham Արշամ m Persian, Armenian
Modern Persian and Armenian form of Aršāma.

Arshavir Արշաւիր m Armenian (Rare)

Arsine Արսինե f Armenian
Feminine form of Arsen.

Artak Արտակ m Armenian
Derived from Parthian artak meaning "fast".

Artashes Արտաշես m Armenian
Armenian form of Artaxes.

Artin m Armenian
Variant of Harutyun.

Artoyt Արտոյտ m & f Armenian
Means "lark" in Armenian.

Artsrun Արծրուն m Armenian
one of the Armenian dynasties ... [more]

Artun Արթուն m Armenian
Means "awake, watchful, alert, lively" in Armenian.

Artush m Armenian
Diminutive of Artashes. This is one of the main characters in Azerbaijani writer and journalist Ali Akbar's novel Artush and Zaur.

Aruseag f Armenian (Western)
Means "Venus (planet)" in Armenian.

Arusyak Արուսյակ f Armenian
From an obsolete term for the planet Venus.

Arzuman Արզուման m Azerbaijani, Armenian
Means "desirable man", from Persian آرزو‎ (ârezu) meaning "desire, wish, hope."

Asanet f Armenian
Armenian form of Asenath.

Asatur Ասատուր m Armenian
Short form of Astvatsatur.

Asdghig Աստղիկ f Armenian Mythology, Armenian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Astghik

Asdvadzadur Աստուածատուր m Armenian
Means "heaven-sent" in Armenian.

Ashik Աշիկ m & f Armenian
Diminutive form of Arshaluys.

Ashkharuhi Աշխարհուհի f Armenian (Rare)
From Armenian աշխարհ (ashkharh) meaning "world, universe" and the feminine suffix ուհի (uhi).... [more]

Ashkhen Աշխեն f Armenian
Feminine 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".

Ashkhen Աշխէն f Armenian
Armenian form of Roxanne. Ashkhen was the wife of King Dertad or Trdat.

Ashkhen Աշխեն f Armenian
derives from the word akhsen, ‘grey’, or Zend akhsaena which means ‘black’ or ‘bluish-black'. Ashkhen was also the name of a Queen of Armenia and a member of the Arsacid dynasty by marriage to King Tiridates III of Armenia during the early to late 3rd century AD, and is considered a Saint in the Armenian Apostolic Church.

Askanaz Ասքանազ m Armenian
Armenian form of Ashkenaz.

Asmik Ասմիկ f Armenian
Means "jasmine" in Armenian.

Asoghik Ասողիկ m Armenian
Means "storyteller" in Armenian.

Ašot Աշոտ m Armenian, Georgian (Archaic)
Variant transcription of Ashot.

Aspet Ասպետ m Armenian
Means "knight" in Armenian. Used in the 12th–14th centuries.

Assadour Ասատուր m Armenian (Gallicized, Expatriate)
French transcription of Asadur, the Western Armenian form of Asatur.

Astgh աստղ f Armenian (Rare)
Means "star" in Armenian.

Astrik f Armenian
Means "little star" in Armenian, from Greek aster meaning "star" and the diminutive ik.

Astvatsatur Աստվածատուր m Armenian
Modern form of Astuacatur.

Atanes Աթանես m Armenian
Armenian form of Athanasius.

Atom Ատոմ m Armenian

Atrnerseh Ատրներսեհ m Ancient Armenian, Armenian (Archaic)
Armenian form of Adurnarseh, equivalent to ատր- (atr-) meaning "fire" combined with the given name Nerseh.

Avak Աւագ m Armenian
Means "greater, grand, senior" in Armenian.

Avdal Ավտալ, Ավդալ m Armenian (Rare)
Variant of Abdal.

Avgustinos m Armenian
Armenian form of Augustine 1.

Avik m Armenian
Diminutive for Avetis

Avror Ավրոր m Russian (Rare), Armenian (Rare), Kyrgyz (Rare), Tajik (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)
Russian masculine form of Aurora, which is also occasionally used in countries that were once part of the Soviet Union.

Ayk m Armenian
Means "dawn" in Armenian.

Aytsemnik Այծեմնիկ f Armenian (Rare)
Old Armenian name meaning "little roe deer, fawn of a roe". According to the 12th-century Armenian historian Samuel Anetsi, this was the name of a female warrior who died defending the Armenian city of Ani against Persian invaders... [more]

Aytsik f Armenian
Diminutive form of Aytsemnik.

Azaduhi f Armenian (Western)
Derived from the Persian word آزاد (azad) meaning "noble, free" and the Armenian feminine suffix ուհի (uhi).

Azatuhi Ազատուհի f Armenian (Eastern)
Eastern Armenian form of Azaduhi.

Azganush Ազգանուշ f Armenian (Eastern)
Means "delight of the people" in Armenian, ultimately from ազգ (azg) meaning "people, nation" and անոյշ (anoysh) meaning "sweet; pleasant, agreeable".

Azkanush Ազգանոյշ f Armenian (Western)
Western Armenian form of Azganush.

Aznavour Ազնաւուր m Armenian
Variant of Aznavur.

Aznavur Ազնաւուր m Armenian
Meaning ''bulky, offensive, sullen and tough person'', ultimately from Persian.

Azniv Ազնիվ f Armenian (Eastern)
Means "honest, fair" in Armenian, ultimately from the Old Armenian Ազնիւ (azniv) meaning "good, kind, gracious, noble".