Gariné
Armenian - Female
Feminine form of the male name Garen. Pronounced: GA'-ri'neh
Armenian Baby Names
Ghoukas
Armenian - Male
Armenian form of Luke. Alternate spellings: Ghookas or Ghoogas. Pronounced: GHOO'-gas
Hagop
Armenian - Male
Armenian form of James or Jacob. Pronounced: HA'-gop
Haig
Armenian - Male
Haig is referred to as 'Haig Nahabed' (another nice Armenian boys name), which means Haig the Forefather. Said to be one of the grandsons of Noah, Considered the founding father of the Armenian nation. Pronounced: HAYG'
Haroutyoun
Armenian - Male
Resurrection. Consider alternate spellings Haroutiun, Harootyoon, or Harutyun. Pronounced: HA'-roo-tyoon
Hovhaness
Armenian - Male
Armenian version of John. Pronounced: HOV'-ha-ness
Hovnan
Armenian - Male
The Armenian form of Jonah. Pronounced: HOV'-nan.
Hovsep
Armenian - Male
Pronounced: HOV'-sep
Jirair
Armenian - Male
A hard-working man. The consonant 'j' is pronounced as would be in French. The only English equivalent might be rendered 'zh' or 'jh.' Pronounced: ZHEE'-rayr
Kevork
Armenian - Male
Armenian form of George. Consider alternate spelling 'Gevorg.' Pronounced: KE'-vork
Khachig
Armenian - Male
Diminutive form of 'Khachadoor', meaning 'Bearer of the Cross.' Pronounced: KHA'-chig. The 'kh' sound here is like the 'ch' in the German 'ach.' Sometimes the 'ch' is rendered 'tch' (Khatchig) in order to ensure that a hard 'ch' sound (as in 'cheese') is pronounced, rather than a soft 'ch' (for example, 'machine').
Koghp
Armenian - Male
Almost exclusively used to describe the Fifth Century philosopher Theologian Eznik (Yeznik), whose full name is known as 'Yeznik Goghpatsi' or 'Yeznik of Kolb'.
Koriun
Armenian - Male
The most famous Armenian historian.
Krikor
Armenian - Male
The patron saint of Armenia; Consider alternate spelling GRI'-gor: both work fine. A common nickname for Krikor is 'Koko.' Pronounced: KO'-ko
Lucine
Armenian - Female
This one is pronounced without the accent over the final "e" (LOO'-seen)
Markrid
Armenian - Female
Armenian form of Margaret meaning pearl. Pronounced: MAR'-krid
Mesrop
Armenian - Male
Not just any saint, but St. Mesrop Mashdots, the founder of the Armenian alphabet in AD 404-406. Alternative spelling: Mesrob (Pronounced: MES'-rob). 'Mashdots' (Pronounced: MASH'-dots) is also a fairly common boys' name: 'o' as in 'over.'
Nairi
Armenian - Female
Not necessarily from Armenia, but was rather one of the ancient proto-Armenian tribes. Nairi is a trendy name among Armenians today. Rrendering it Nayiri (Na-YI'-ri) would be more accurate but alternates such as from 'Nairi' to 'Nayri' to 'Niree' to 'Niherie' have been used.
Nishan
Armenian - Male
Pronounced: NUSH'-an ('nush' rhyming with 'push'). In Armenian script you wouldn't need a vowel between the 'n' and 'sh' letters, it would be understood that an 'u' would be there; in transliteration, an 'i' is written so that English speakers can pronounce it and in order to avoid it being pronounced NOO'-shan. The 'i' should not be pronounced as an 'ee' like all the other 'i' vowels.
Parounag
Armenian - Male
Grateful. Alternative: Pronounced: Barounak. PA'-roo-nag
