Armenian Names, 1301-1480

Source: Colophons of Armenian Manuscripts, 1301-1480

Everyone in this list was an Armenian-born Christian, despite the occasional presence of Muslim names like Abdǝl-Aziz.

This source uses the 1913 version of the Hübschmann-Meillet transcription system.

Male Names

  • Abdǝl-Aziz
  • Abełay
  • Abgar
  • Abraham
  • Alekʽsan
  • Alēkʽsanos
  • Amir
  • Amirdovlatʽ
  • Amir-Pʽašʽay
  • Amir-Sargis
  • Anania
  • Andrēas
  • Anton
  • Aṙakʽel
  • Arłun
  • Astuacatur
  • Atom
  • Awag
  • Awetikʽ
  • Awetis
  • Azaria
    • Azariay
  • Barseł
  • Beškʽen
  • Blēl
  • Bukłda
  • Burtʽel
    • Birtʽēl
    • Biwrdel
    • Biwrtʽēl
    • Boyrtʽel
    • Burdel
    • Burtʽēl
  • Catur
  • Čʽaysar
  • Cerun
  • Damur
  • Daniēl
  • Dawitʽ
  • Ełi
  • Ełia
  • Ēłikum
  • Epʽrem
  • Eremia
  • Ǝṙǝstakēs
    • Ṙstakēs
  • Esayi
  • Ēzdanbaxš
  • Faruxšah
  • Gabriēl
  • Galust
  • Gaspar
  • Gēorg
  • Gorg
  • Grigor
  • Grigoris
  • Gugun
  • Hayrapet
  • Hetʽum
  • Ignatios
  • Inanik
  • Isaz
  • Israyēl
  • Iwanē
  • Izit
  • J̈anibēk
  • Karapet
  • Kirakos
  • Kiwrion
  • Kozma
  • Łazar
  • Lewon
  • Luser
  • Małagiay
  • Manuēl
    • Manwēl
    • Manawēl
  • Margarē
  • Markos
  • Martiros
    • Martir
  • Mattʽēos
    • Matʽēos
    • Mattʽē
  • Melkʽisedek
    • Melkʽisēdek
  • Melkʽisētʽ
    • Melkʽisetʽ
    • Melkʽisēd
  • Minas
  • Mkrtičʽ
  • Mleh
  • Movsēs
  • Mxitʽar
  • Mxitʽaričʽ
  • Nahapet
  • Nater
  • Nersēs
  • Nikolayos
  • Pawłos
  • Petros
  • Pōłos
  • Pułtay
  • Ramanos
  • Sałatʽēl
  • Saṙačencʽ
  • Sargis
  • Sarkawag
  • Serob
  • Sētʽ
  • Simēon
  • Sion
  • Šmawon
  • Smbat
  • Sołomon
  • Stepʽannos
    • Stepʽanos
  • Sultanšay
  • Tʽadēos
  • Tʽadkan
  • Tarsayič
    • Tarsaič
  • Tʽawakʽal
  • Tērtēr
  • Tiracʽu
  • Tiratur
  • Tʽoros
  • Tʽovma
    • Tʽovmay
  • Tʽuma
    • Tʽumay
  • Tʽumas
    • Tʽumašay
  • Tʽuran
  • Umek
  • Umid
  • Vahan
  • Vahram
  • Vardan
  • Vasil
  • Vrtʽanēs
  • Xačʽatur
  • Xačʽer
  • Xlatʽcʽi
  • Xosrov
  • Yakob
    • Yakovb
  • Yohanēs
    • Yohannēs
    • Ohannē
    • Ohannēs
  • Yovan
    • Yovanēs
    • Yovannēs
    • Yovhannēs
    • Ovannēs
  • Yovsēpʽ
    • Yōsēpʽ
    • Yusēpʽ
    • Yōvasab
  • Yovsian
  • Zakʽaria
    • Zakʽariay
    • Zakʽaray
    • Zakʽarē
    • Zakʽar
  • Zakʽēos
  • Zawrvar

Female Names

Because of the rarity of women’s names in this source, the list of women’s names contains a few names that may have been borne by only one woman or only by the members of one noble family. For example, Baroness Vaxax was a prominent member of the noble Orbelian family, and the only other women I have been able to find by that name were her descendants.

  • Fimi
  • Guhar
  • Iktiš
  • J̌uhar
  • Łutʽlumelikʽ
  • Mamaxatʽun
  • Nanik
  • Pʽašay
  • Saribēk
  • Tʽuxtʽani
  • Vaxax
  • Xalim-Xatʽun
  • Xamuš

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