Petrosyan, Petrosian or Petrossian, Bedrosian or Bedrossian is a common surname in Armenia. It is a patronymic from the Armenian first name Petros.
Nalbandian is an Armenian surname that derives from նալբանդ, nalband, 'one who makes horseshoes', which is of Persian origin.
Manukyan, Manoukian, Manoukyan and Manukian and Western Armenian alternative transliterations Manougian, Manuguian , Manoogian and Manookian is an Armenian surname. It is derived from the Armenian given name Manuk, Manug, Manoug meaning a child and the addition of yan/ian for a surname.
Sargsyan, also Sarkisian, Sarkissian or Sarkisyan, is an Armenian surname derived from the given name Sargis.
Armen Tigranian or Tigranyan or Dikranian was an Armenian composer, conductor and sociocultural activist. His best-known work is Anoush, premiered in Alexandropol in 1912. It is the first opera ever performed in Armenia.
Armenian opera is the art of opera in Armenia or opera by Armenian composers. The founder of the Armenian operatic tradition was Tigran Chukhajian (1837–98), who was born in Constantinople in the Ottoman Empire and received his musical education in Milan, where he became a great admirer of Verdi. He was a political and musical nationalist who mixed Western and Armenian influences in his work. His Arshak Erkrord is regarded as the first Armenian opera. It was written in 1868 but had to wait until 1945 for a full staging. The libretto, by Tovmas Terzian, is based on the life of the 4th-century king Arsaces II. Chukhadjian's other operas include Arifi khardakhutyune ; Zemire (1891), which was written in Turkish and premiered in Constantinople; as well as Kyose Kyokhva, Lelebidj and Indiana.
Grigorian or Grigoryan is an Armenian surname. It is a patronym from the Armenian equivalent of Gregory and is the Eastern Armenian form of Krikorian.
Martirosyan or variants Mardirosian and Mardirossian in Western Armenian and at times Martirosjan is an Armenian surname. It means "son of Martiros".
Poghossian, Pogossyan, Poghosyan, Poghosian, Pogosyan, etc., is an Armenian surname. Also Ter-Pogossian, Der-Pogossian, and variants. Ter/Der indicates priesthood descent. The Western Armenian equivalent is Boghossyan. It is a patronymic from the first name Poghos, equivalent to Paul, making the name effectively equivalent to Paulson. It may refer to:
Nikoghayos Tigranian was an Armenian composer, pianist, musicologist, and sociocultural activist. He introduced the Braille System to Armenia.
Hovhannisyan or Hovannisyan is an Armenian surname meaning "son of Hovhannes", the Armenian equivalent of John, thus making it equivalent to Johnson. It is the most common surname in Armenia.
Ghazaryan, or the Western Armenian variant Ghazarian (Ղազարեան), is an Armenian surname meaning "descendant of Ghazar", the Armenian equivalent of Lazarus. It may refer to:
Ohanyan or Ohanian is a common Armenian surname.
Adamyan or Adamian is an Armenian surname derived from the given name Adam. The Western Armenian equivalent is Atamian (Ադամեան). Notable people with the surname include:
Darbinyan or Darbinian,, is an Armenian surname. Its meaning is equivalent to Smith. Darbinyan is the Eastern Armenian form of the name, the Western Armenian variant being Tarpinian. Notable people with the surname include:
Harutyunyan, also transliterated as Harutyunian, Haroutunian, Harutiunyan, or Arutyunyan is an Armenian patronymic surname derived from the given name Harutyun. The Russified version is Arutyunov. Notable people with the surname include:
Mazmanyan is an Armenian surname. Its variant in Western Armenian is Մազմանեան or Mazmanian.
Terzian sometimes also Terziyan and Terzyan, common Armenian surname.
Tigran Levoni Levonyan was an Armenian operatic tenor and director, Professor of Yerevan State Conservatory. People's Artist of Armenia (1984). He was the husband of Gohar Gasparyan and brother of director Armen Khandikyan.
Armen is an Armenian given name and surname.
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