Armenian baby names
Handpicked for families who want names with roots: the beloved classics, what parents in the culture choose today, and the cool discoveries most US name sites never surface.
Alik Armenian word traditionally meaning wave
Anahit ancient Armenian goddess of fertility and wisdom
Angin Armenian word traditionally meaning precious
Ani named for Ani, the medieval Armenian capital city
Antranig Armenian form of Andronicus; traditionally 'first-born'
Ara legendary Armenian king Ara the Beautiful of Armenian mythology
Aram traditionally linked to a legendary Armenian patriarch, and to the biblical Aram
Araxi named for the Araxes River that runs through Armenia
Armen man of Armenia
Armine feminine form of Armen: woman of Armenia
Arpine Armenian name traditionally linked to the sun goddess Arpenik
Ashot traditionally borne by several medieval Armenian kings (Ashot I-III)
Barkev traditionally associated with grace and benevolence
Gagik traditionally borne by medieval Armenian kings
Garen Armenian form related to Karekin
Gayane borne by Saint Gayane, one of the founding martyrs of the Armenian Church
Haig US-friendly spelling of Hayk, legendary founder of Armenia
Hayk legendary patriarch and founder of the Armenian nation
Hovhannes Armenian form of John: God is gracious
Hripsime borne by Saint Hripsime, a founding martyr of the Armenian Church
Karo Armenian nickname form of Garabed/Karekin
Knar Armenian word for lyre
Krikor Armenian form of Gregory: watchful, alert
Levon Armenian form of Leon: lion
Lilit Armenian form of Lilith
Lusine Armenian word for moon
Mariam Armenian form of Mary/Miriam
Maro Armenian diminutive form of Mariam
Mihran traditionally an ancient Armenian noble name
Nairi an ancient poetic name for the Armenian highlands
Nare Armenian word traditionally meaning pomegranate flower
Nerses traditionally borne by several Armenian Catholicoi (patriarchs)
Nubar traditionally an Armenian surname used as a given name
Nvard traditionally an ancient Armenian name meaning rose-colored
Raffi pen name of celebrated 19th-century Armenian novelist Hakob Melik Hakobian
Sahak Armenian form of Isaac; borne by Saint Sahak, translator of the Armenian Bible
Sarkis Armenian form of Sergius; venerated as Saint Sarkis in the Armenian Church
Seda Armenian word traditionally meaning echo
Sevak borne by 20th-century Armenian poet Paruyr Sevak
Shushan Armenian form of Susan, traditionally linked to the lily
Silva traditionally linked to the Latin silva: forest; a popular Armenian name
Sirvart Armenian name traditionally combining love and rose
Sona Armenian word traditionally meaning swan
Taguhi Armenian word traditionally meaning queen
Talin named for the Armenian town of Talin
Tigran traditionally linked to Tigranes, an ancient Armenian royal name (Tigranes the Great)
Vahan shield
Vahe traditionally linked to vahan: shield
Vartan traditionally linked to vard: rose bearer
Vartiter traditionally an Armenian name meaning rose petal
Vazgen traditionally a modern Armenian name, borne by Catholicos Vazgen I
Vazrik modern Armenian name; precise meaning uncertain
Yeranuhi traditionally an Armenian name meaning evening
Zabel Armenian form of Isabel, borne by 13th-century Armenian Queen Zabel
Zaruhi traditionally an ancient Armenian noble name
Zaven traditionally borne by Armenian Patriarch Zaven I
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