Armenian name

An Armenian name comprises a given name and a surname.

According to Armenia's National Statistical Service, the most commonly used names for newborn boys in Armenia, as of early 2012^[update], were Davit, , Gor, Hayk, Alex, Erik, Arman, Samvel, Tigran, and Aram. For girls, the most popular names were Nare, Milena, Maria, Mane, Ani, Anna, Anahit, Mariam, Elen, and Mary.

Traditionally, Armenians have used Biblical names of Greek, Latin and Hebrew origin, such as Abraham, Hakob (Jacob), Hovhannes (John), Petros (Peter), Poghos (Paul), Madlene (Magdalene), Yeghisabet (Elizabeth), etc.

Typical modern Armenian last names (family names) end with the originally patronymic suffix (reformed orthography) or (classical orthography), transliterated as -yan, -ian, or less often '-jan'. Example: Petrosyan, meaning "issued from Petros", akin to the English name Peterson. However, an "-yan" or "-ian" ending does not guarantee that a name is Armenian. It might instead be Irish, Persian, Chinese, English, Cornish, or Indian. Some Armenian last names bear the suffix -նց ([nʦʰ]), transliterated as -nc, -nts or -ntz (as in Bakunts or Adontz), or in addition to -yan/-ian (as in Vardanyants), although that is not common.

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