Amirdovlat\u02bd:<\/strong> Arabic amir<\/em> \u201ccommander\u201d + Persian dowlat<\/em> \u201cwealth\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Amir-P\u02bda\u0161\u02bday:<\/strong> Arabic amir<\/em> \u201ccommander\u201d + Turkish pa\u015fa<\/em> \u201chigh-ranking lord\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n A\u1e59ak\u02bdel:<\/strong> Armenian aragil<\/em>, “stork” [source<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u018e\u1e59\u01ddstak\u0113s, Aristakes:<\/strong> St. Aristakes was the second son of St. Gregory the Illuminator, the founder of the Armenian Apostolic Church. He succeeded his father as second head of the church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Atom:<\/strong> Armenian cognate of Adam<\/p>\n\n\n\n Awetik’:<\/strong> Armenian, “good tidings” [source<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dani\u0113l:<\/strong> Armenian cognate of Daniel<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dawit\u02bd:<\/strong> Armenian cognate of David [source<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ep\u02bdrem:<\/strong> Armenian cognate of Ephraim<\/p>\n\n\n\n Farux\u0161ah<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gabri\u0113l:<\/strong> Armenian cognate of Gabriel<\/p>\n\n\n\n G\u0113org:<\/strong> Armenian cognate of George<\/p>\n\n\n\n Grigor:<\/strong> Armenian cognate of Gregory. The patron saint of the Armenian Apostolic Church, St. Gregory the Illuminator, was a scion of an Armenian noble house who was raised as a Christian after the slaughter of his family, and who after many tribulations converted the ruler of Armenia to Christianity in 301 AD. (…According to one of many versions of the story.) St. Gregory was also the first head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, a hereditary position that passed down through his descendants for many generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hayrapet:<\/strong> Armenian “bishop, patriarch.” Used as a personal name as well as a title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Karapet:<\/strong> Armenian “precursor,” a reference to John the Baptist. [source<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kirakos:<\/strong> Armenian cognate of Greek Kyriakos<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mleh: Melias? [source<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shahriar: Persian Shahriar<\/em>, \u201cgreat king\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n