Alternative: Sahag. Pronounced: SA'-hag. Extremely common Armenian name. St. Sahag the Parthian was Catholicos (head of the Armenian Church) at the time when St. Mesrob Mashdots created the Armenian alphabet. The Old Testament translations of the Armenian Bible render 'Isaac' as 'Isahag' (Pronounced: I'-sa-hag).
Pronounced: SAR'-kis. Alternative: Sargis; the Armenian form Sergius, Serge, Sergei, etc.
Alternative: Seta. Although a common Armenian girls' name, its assumed Armenian origin isn't certain. Pronounced: SE'-da
In Armenian written with no vowel between 's' and 'r,' 'Serp-' here rhymes with 'slurp.' Pronounced: SUR'-poo-hee. It really means a female Saint. It comes from the word 'Soorp' which meanse both 'Saint' and 'Holy.' Consider alternate spelling 'Surpouhie' or 'Serbuhie.'
Armenian form of Susan meaning lily. White lilies grew in the Biblical city of Susa in Persia. Pronounced: SHOU'-shan
Beautiful. Pronounced: SEE'-ran
Lovely. Pronounced: SEE'-roon
Holy. Same as Serpuhi.
Beautiful rose. Seer equals 'love.' Vart equals 'rose.' Pronounced: SEER'-vart
Queen. Pronounced: TA'-koo-hee
Not just any king, King Tiridates who declared Armenia a Christian nation: major point in history. 'Tiridates' is the Romanized form of the name; You might prefer to use 'Terdat' or 'Dertad' (Pronounced: DUR'-tad, rhymes with 'fur pot') which is the Armenian version of the name.
Pronounced: VAR'-tan. While the actual name might mean something like 'giver of roses,' this hardly does justice to one of the bravest and fiercest knights of Armenian History, the great St. Vartan Mamigonian, commander of the knights at the Battle of Avarayr in 451 AD. To give you an idea of how culturally important Vartan is to our people, just as the Italians have the Knights of Columbus, we have the Knights of Vartan.
Rose. Pronounced: VAR'-too-hee. The 'gh' would denote the gutteral 'l' sound (like the French pronounce their 'r' sound).
Pronounced: VOS'-gee. Consider alternative spelling: Vosgie, Vosgi, or Voski. Literally means 'gold.' Beautiful girls' name.
Thought to be the name of an Armenian king, although he might have been a prince. Alternative spelling: Yervand. Pronounced: YER'-vant
Coming from the word 'Dzer' meaning 'old,' it means wise in the sense of being elderly and wise; The story of Christ's Presentation at the temple has 'Simeon the Elder' as 'Dzerouni Simeon.' 'Z' just doesn't do justice to the sound we need here; It should be rendered 'Dzeroun' or 'Dzeroon' (Pronounced: DZE'-roon).
