Armenian Names

Male Names
  • Andon (Latin) - N/A [English and Armenian speaking countries]
  • Arman (Germanic) - Man in the army. [English, French and Armenian speaking countries]

    Arman is most commonly found in English speaking countries as a surname, but it also occurs as a given name. It is from the family of hereditary surnames and signifies a familiar relationship.

    Arman also occurs quite frequently in those wit

  • Daniel (Hebrew) - God is my judge [Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish and Armenian speaking countries]

    In the Old Testament, Daniel was a Hebrew prophet and the Book of Daniel contains prophecies concerning the future. Daniel was among the Jews who were taken captive in Babylon. He rose to a high position in the Babylonian government by interpreting the ki

  • Levon (Latin) - Lion [English speaking countries]

    This is actually an Armenian variant of Leon, now used as a given name in North America.

Female Names
  • Alisa (French) - Of noble kind [English, Russian and Armenian speaking countries]

    Russian variant of Alicia or an Armenian name meaning 'gentle'.

    Alisa is also the name of a Russian rock band.

  • Diana (Latin) - N/A [Dutch, English, Estonian, German, Spanish and Armenian speaking countries]

    Diana is derived from either an Indo-European root meaning "divine," or from the Latin "diviana," though neither theory is particularly well-sourced.

    Diana was the Roman goddess of the moon who eventually took on the huntress identity of th

  • Emma (German) - All-containing; universal [Catalan, English, French, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Spanish, Swedish and Armenian speaking countries]

    Emma might be a form of Erma, a short form of various names which begin with the Germanic element Erm(en), Irm(en) which can mean 'strong' but is more literally translated as "whole" or "universal".

    For some, it is a diminutive of Emmanuell

  • Jemma (Latin) - Jewel [English and Armenian speaking countries]
  • Lena (Greek) - The bright one [English, French, German, Polish, Russian and Armenian speaking countries]
  • Lilia (Latin) - Lilies [English, Hebrew and Armenian speaking countries]

    Lilia is the plural of the Latin 'lilium', meaning "lily".

    Lilia is also a Hebrew name which literally means "to me, to god" – whatever I own belongs to God also.

  • Maria (Hebrew) - Bitter [Catalan, Dutch, English, Estonian, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish and Armenian speaking countries]

    Latin form of Mary.
    It arose as a back-formation from the early Christian Greek name Mariam, which was taken as a Latin accusative case, and is ultimately derived from Hebrew Miryam.

    In the English-speaking world, Maria was the writ

  • Mariam (Aramaic) - Uncertain, maybe bitter [Arabic, English, French, Greek and Armenian speaking countries]

    Aramaic alternative form of the Hebrew name Miriam.
    It is also the form of Mary used in the Greek translation of the Bible.
    It was mistaken as a Latin accusative case and gave the well-known name Maria.

    It can also be conside

  • Marta (Aramaic) - Lady [English, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish and Armenian speaking countries]
  • Olga (German) - Holy [Bulgarian, Croatian, English, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese, Serbian, Russian and Armenian speaking countries]

    Olga is the Russian form of the name Helga or comes from the male name, Oleg.

    St. Olga was a 10th century saint.

  • Paulina (Latin) - Small; humble [English, Italian, Polish and Spanish speaking countries]
  • Silvia (Latin) - Wooded; forest [English and Italian speaking countries]

    From legend, Rhea Silvia was the mother of Remus and Romulus, the founders of Rome.
    St Silvia was the mother of Pope Gregory the Great.

  • Sonia (Greek) - Wisdom [English, Russian and Armenian speaking countries]

    Sonia Gandhi is the Italian-born President of the Indian National Congress. She is the widow of Rajiv Gandhi, the son of Indira Gandhi. Both Rajiv and Indira Gandhi were Indian Prime Minister.

    Sonia O'Sullivan is an Irish athlete.

  • Vera (Russian) - Faith [English, Russian and Armenian speaking countries]
  • Viktoria (Latin) - Conqueror; victory [English, German, Hungarian and Armenian speaking countries]
Gender Neutral Names
  • Anna (Hebrew) - Grace; favour [Bulgarian, Catalan, Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Slovak and Armenian speaking countries]

    In a greater part of the world seen as a Latinate form of Hannah and used on females.

    On the Indian subcontinent it is considered masculine and derived from the Sanskrit, meaning 'grain'. There was also a king of East Anglia named Anna.

  • Armani (Germanic) - Freeman [English and Armenian speaking countries]

    Giorgio Armani is an Italian fashion designer.