Armenian Name Generator
Authentic Armenian first names and -yan surnames
Generate authentic Armenian names: male and female first names like Tigran, Narek, Anahit and Lusine paired with real surnames such as Petrosyan, Hakobyan and Sarkissian. Covers modern Eastern Armenian spellings, diaspora Western Armenian spellings and classic names from history and epic.
About Armenian names
Armenian names are instantly recognizable by their surnames. Almost every family name ends in -yan or -ian, a patronymic suffix meaning "of" or "son of": Petrosyan is the family of Petros, Hakobyan the family of Hakob, Sargsyan the family of Sargis. Many others come from trades or nicknames borrowed under Ottoman and Persian rule, which is why Demirjian (ironsmith), Boyajian (dyer) and Kouyoumdjian (goldsmith) sit alongside saint-derived names like Grigoryan and Hovhannisyan.
The spelling tells you where a family comes from. In Armenia and the former Soviet world, Eastern Armenian gives -yan and names like Davit, Gevorg, Hovhannes, Lusine and Tatevik. In the diaspora of Lebanon, Syria, France and the United States, Western Armenian gives -ian and shifts the consonants: Dikran for Tigran, Bedros for Petros, Garabed for Karapet, Hagop for Hakob. Both are correct; a convincing character just needs to be consistent.
First names draw on three deep wells: the Bible (Hakob, Mariam, Sahak), pre-Christian gods and kings (Vahagn, Anahit, Tigran, Ara) and nature and poetry (Hasmik means jasmine, Lusine moon, Arevik little sun, Nare pomegranate). This generator mixes all of them with the surnames real families carry.
How to choose Armenian names
- Match the spelling system: pair Eastern first names (Tigran, Hakob, Lusine) with -yan surnames and Western ones (Dikran, Hagop, Lucine) with -ian surnames.
- For a modern character in Yerevan, the most common first names are Davit, Narek, Gor and Hayk for men and Ani, Mariam, Nare and Mane for women; older generations lean toward Hamlet, Suren, Gayane and Karine.
- Remember that Karen is a common male name in Armenia, and that names ending in -uhi (Zaruhi, Varduhi, Haykuhi) are always female.
- Diaspora families sometimes carry a prefix like Der (priest's descendant) or a suffix like -tsi marking a home town; use these sparingly for flavor.
- If you need a historical or noble-sounding name, reach for the old princely houses (Mamikonyan, Bagratuni, Artsruni) rather than a modern surname.
Frequently asked questions
Why do so many Armenian surnames end in -yan or -ian?
The suffix is a patronymic meaning "belonging to" or "son of." Surnames formed from a founder's first name, trade or nickname, so Hovhannisyan is the family of Hovhannes and Demirjian the family of the ironsmith. Eastern Armenian transliterates it -yan, Western Armenian -ian.
What are the most common Armenian male names?
In Armenia today, Davit, Narek, Gor, Hayk, Tigran, Aram, Armen, Arsen and Vahe lead the lists. Classic and biblical choices such as Hakob, Hovhannes, Gevorg, Sargis and Grigor remain common across generations and are the roots of the most frequent surnames.
What do Armenian female names mean?
Many are nature or poetry words: Hasmik is jasmine, Lusine moon, Arevik little sun, Nare pomegranate, Gohar jewel, Astghik little star, Tsovinar sea-born. Others are saints and queens, such as Hripsime, Gayane, Anahit and Shushan.
Are these names suitable for a character living outside Armenia?
Yes. The -ian spellings with Western first names (Dikran, Bedros, Garabed, Araxie, Talar) reflect diaspora families in Beirut, Aleppo, Paris, Los Angeles and Boston, while the -yan forms suit characters from Armenia, Russia or other post-Soviet countries.
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All 500 Armenian names
A: 92 names
- Abgar Vahanyan
- Aghasi Papikyan
- Aghavni Karapetyan
- Aghavni Tsaturyan
- Alla Sahakyan
- Almast Hovhannisyan
- Alvard Adamyan
- Alvard Dallakyan
- Anahit Artsruni
- Anahit Davtyan
- Anahit Hakobyan
- Andranik Babayan
- Andranik Gabrielyan
- Ani Hayrapetyan
- Ani Petrosyan
- Ani Yeghiazaryan
- Anjela Sargsyan
- Anna Aghajanyan
- Antranig Garabedian
- Antranig Haroutunian
- Anush Adamyan
- Anush Sargsyan
- Anushavan Saroyan
- Ara Apkarian
- Ara Aslanyan
- Ara Geghetsik
- Ara Hambardzumyan
- Araksya Alaverdyan
- Araksya Eghiazaryan
- Aram Asatryan
- Aram Avagyan
- Aram Der Hovanessian
- Aram Petrosyan
- Arax Bedrossian
- Araxie Kalfayan
- Arayik Matevosyan
- Arayik Nersisyan
- Arevhat Mamikonyan
- Arevhat Voskanyan
- Arevik Harutyunyan
- Argam Voskanyan
- Arman Arakelyan
- Arman Hakhverdyan
- Arman Tovmasyan
- Armen Barseghyan
- Armen Khachatryan
A, continued
- Armen Tashjian
- Armen Yeghiayan
- Armenuhi Khachatryan
- Armenuhi Vahanyan
- Armine Aslanyan
- Armine Karapetyan
- Armine Vardapetyan
- Arpi Arakelyan
- Arpi Grigoryan
- Arsen Beglaryan
- Arsen Gevorgyan
- Arshag Bedrossian
- Arshak Gasparyan
- Arshaluys Tokatlian
- Arsham Zakaryan
- Arshavir Movsisyan
- Artak Margaryan
- Artak Nalbandyan
- Artashes Minasyan
- Artashes Sahakyan
- Artavazd Yeritsyan
- Arthur Grigoryan
- Artur Avetisyan
- Artur Yeritsyan
- Artyom Hovhannisyan
- Arusyak Amirkhanyan
- Arusyak Gabrielyan
- Ashkhen Kamsarakan
- Ashkhen Poghosyan
- Ashkhen Tadevosyan
- Ashod Keshishian
- Ashot Bagratuni
- Ashot Papikyan
- Ashot Vardanyan
- Astghik Aghajanyan
- Astghik Hovhannisyan
- Asya Antonyan
- Atom Zohrabyan
- Avag Petrosyan
- Avedis Demirjian
- Avedis Tchakmakian
- Avetis Shahinyan
- Avetis Torosyan
- Azat Hakobyan
- Azniv Safaryan
- Azniv Tonoyan
B: 10 names
- Babken Nazaryan
- Baghdasar Sasuntsi
- Bagrat Muradyan
- Bagrat Tadevosyan
- Barsegh Baghdasaryan
- Bedros Kassabian
- Bedros Panosian
- Berj Pamboukian
- Berj Shirinian
- Berjouhi Boghossian
D: 11 names
- Dalar Avetisyan
- Daron Poghosyan
- Davit Azizyan
- Davit Karapetyan
- Davit Minasyan
- Davit Sasuntsi
- Diana Arzumanyan
- Dikran Bedrossian
- Dikran Boghossian
- Dikran Dabaghian
- Dzovig Yacoubian
E: 10 names
- Edgar Meliksetyan
- Edgar Sargsyan
- Eduard Grigoryan
- Elen Asatryan
- Elen Hambardzumyan
- Elina Atoyan
- Emma Hovhannisyan
- Erik Gasparyan
- Erik Harutyunyan
- Eva Avagyan
G: 28 names
- Gagik Artsruni
- Gagik Ghazaryan
- Gagik Vahanyan
- Garabed Kalfayan
- Garabed Kouyoumdjian
- Garabed Nahabedian
- Garegin Ohanyan
- Garik Vardanyan
- Garine Zakarian
- Garnik Karapetyan
- Garnik Nalbandyan
- Garo Nalbandian
- Garo Semerdjian
- Gayane Gasparyan
- Gayane Khachatryan
- Gevorg Abrahamyan
- Gevorg Israelyan
- Gevorg Yeghiazaryan
- Gnel Hovhannisyan
- Gohar Alaverdyan
- Gohar Avetisyan
- Gohar Stepanyan
- Gor Badalyan
- Gor Hovhannisyan
- Grigor Mnatsakanyan
- Grigor Poghosyan
- Gurgen Adamyan
- Gurgen Siuni
H: 53 names
- Hagop Ekmekjian
- Hagop Kasparian
- Haig Boghossian
- Haig Iskenderian
- Haig Kevorkian
- Hakob Stepanyan
- Hakob Tsaturyan
- Hamazasp Shahinyan
- Hamlet Amirkhanyan
- Haroutioun Kevorkian
- Haroutioun Torossian
- Harutyun Khachatryan
- Harutyun Mirzoyan
- Hasmik Gevorgyan
- Hasmik Minasyan
- Hayarpi Vahanyan
- Hayk Avagyan
- Hayk Grigoryan
- Hayk Muradyan
- Haykanush Gevorgyan
- Haykanush Voskanyan
- Haykuhi Sahakyan
- Haykuhi Tsaturyan
- Hayrapet Avetisyan
- Heghine Azizyan
- Heghine Hakhverdyan
- Henrik Gevorgyan
- Hermine Badalyan
- Hermine Harutyunyan
- Hermine Israelyan
- Hmayak Vardanyan
- Houri Demirjian
- Hourig Garabedian
- Hovhannes Darbinyan
- Hovhannes Kalfayan
- Hovhannes Simonyan
- Hovig Krikorian
- Hovig Ovsepian
- Hovig Sarkissian
- Hovik Arzumanyan
- Hovik Karamyan
- Hovsep Antonyan
- Hovsep Piranian
- Hrach Alaverdyan
- Hrachya Amirkhanyan
- Hrant Aghajanyan
- Hrant Balian
- Hrant Kalantaryan
- Hranush Vardanyan
- Hranush Yeritsyan
- Hripsime Amirkhanyan
- Hripsime Vardanyan
- Hunan Mkrtchyan
I: 2 names
- Inga Barseghyan
- Iskuhi Mkrtchyan
K: 20 names
- Karapet Asatryan
- Karen Alaverdyan
- Karine Mkrtchyan
- Karine Torosyan
- Karlen Martirosyan
- Kegham Mardirossian
- Kegham Vartanian
- Kevork Hamparian
- Kevork Manoukian
- Kevork Terzian
- Khachatur Melkonyan
- Khachatur Safaryan
- Khoren Tadevosyan
- Knar Sarkissian
- Knarik Beglaryan
- Knarik Kalantaryan
- Koryun Ghazaryan
- Krikor Hagopian
- Krikor Kouyoumdjian
- Kristine Grigoryan
L: 21 names
- Lara Pamboukian
- Lernik Manukyan
- Levon Danielyan
- Levon Kazanjian
- Levon Manukyan
- Levon Rshtuni
- Levon Sahakyan
- Levon Zeytountsian
- Lianna Chilingaryan
- Lianna Karamyan
- Lili Karapetyan
- Lilit Martirosyan
- Lilit Ohanyan
- Lucine Kasparian
- Lusaper Terzian
- Lusin Shahinyan
- Lusin Yeritsyan
- Lusine Ghazaryan
- Lusine Hovsepyan
- Lusine Melkonyan
- Lusvard Martirosyan
M: 34 names
- Mane Antonyan
- Mane Simonyan
- Mane Tovmasyan
- Manoug Nalbandian
- Manoug Sahagian
- Manushak Danielyan
- Manushak Kocharyan
- Maral Kevorkian
- Mardiros Ohanian
- Margarit Darbinyan
- Margarit Kirakosyan
- Mariam Babayan
- Mariam Manukyan
- Marianna Gevorgyan
- Marine Dallakyan
- Marine Khudaverdyan
- Martiros Simonyan
- Matevos Stepanyan
- Mayreni Zakaryan
- Melik Galstyan
- Meline Arzumanyan
- Meline Stepanyan
- Meri Martirosyan
- Mesrop Hayrapetyan
- Mesrop Tonoyan
- Mher Davtyan
- Mher Eghiazaryan
- Mher Sasuntsi
- Mihran Atoyan
- Mihran Zadourian
- Milena Eghiazaryan
- Minas Avagyan
- Movses Azizyan
- Mushegh Khorkhoruni
N: 33 names
- Nairi Gabrielyan
- Nairy Krikorian
- Nane Avetisyan
- Nare Asatryan
- Nare Galstyan
- Nare Hovsepyan
- Narek Atoyan
- Narek Harutyunyan
- Narek Hovsepyan
- Narine Mnatsakanyan
- Narine Nazaryan
- Nazeli Hambardzumyan
- Nazeli Madoyan
- Nazenik Ghazaryan
- Nazenik Zakaryan
- Nazik Zohrabyan
- Nektar Petrosyan
- Nelli Hakhverdyan
- Nerses Badalyan
- Nishan Ouzounian
- Nishan Rustigian
- Nora Mardirossian
- Norayr Barseghyan
- Noubar Chakerian
- Noubar Kassabian
- Nshan Davtyan
- Nubar Pamboukian
- Nubar Tchakmakian
- Nune Atoyan
- Nune Davtyan
- Nvard Israelyan
- Nvard Khorkhoruni
- Nvard Mamikonyan
O: 3 names
- Onnig Sarkissian
- Onnig Tutunjian
- Ovsanna Nalbandian
P: 9 names
- Papken Manoukian
- Papken Papazian
- Parandzem Kalantaryan
- Parandzem Siuni
- Paruyr Hayrapetyan
- Perchuhi Karamyan
- Petros Beglaryan
- Petros Zakaryan
- Poghos Chilingaryan
R: 14 names
- Rafayel Ohanyan
- Raffi Danielyan
- Raffi Ohanian
- Raffi Torossian
- Raffi Zohrabyan
- Razmik Darbinyan
- Robert Karapetyan
- Roza Kocharyan
- Ruben Avetisyan
- Ruben Dallakyan
- Ruben Kocharyan
- Ruzan Avagyan
- Ruzanna Avagyan
- Ruzanna Hayrapetyan
S: 65 names
- Sahak Gabrielyan
- Sahak Kamsarakan
- Samson Melkonyan
- Samvel Eghiazaryan
- Samvel Kirakosyan
- Sanasar Sasuntsi
- Sargis Dallakyan
- Sargis Galstyan
- Sarkis Gulbenkian
- Sarkis Krikorian
- Sarkis Tashjian
- Sasun Safaryan
- Satenik Azizyan
- Satenik Bagratuni
- Satenik Ohanyan
- Satine Manukyan
- Satine Zohrabyan
- Sebouh Kherlopian
- Sebouh Zakarian
- Seda Baghdasaryan
- Seda Melkonyan
- Serob Hambardzumyan
- Setrag Kurkjian
- Setrag Terzian
- Sevak Hakhverdyan
- Sevak Khudaverdyan
- Sevana Hakobyan
- Sevana Tadevosyan
- Shaghik Khudaverdyan
- Shaghik Manasyan
- Shahan Tokatlian
- Shahane Simonyan
S, continued
- Shake Kirakosyan
- Shant Janikian
- Shant Ouzounian
- Shant Yacoubian
- Shoghik Sargsyan
- Shoghik Tonoyan
- Shushan Babayan
- Shushan Badalyan
- Silva Madoyan
- Siranush Mamikonyan
- Siranush Margaryan
- Sirarpi Ohanian
- Sirun Ouzounian
- Sirvard Manasyan
- Sirvard Matevosyan
- Smbat Arsharuni
- Smbat Israelyan
- Sofi Margaryan
- Sona Gasparyan
- Sona Muradyan
- Sos Babayan
- Sose Matevosyan
- Sose Meliksetyan
- Sosi Grigoryan
- Spartak Gasparyan
- Srbuhi Barseghyan
- Srbuhi Minasyan
- Stepan Kalantaryan
- Suren Karamyan
- Suren Madoyan
- Susanna Aslanyan
- Susanna Beglaryan
- Syuzanna Arakelyan
T: 23 names
- Tachat Minasyan
- Taguhi Amatuni
- Taguhi Meliksetyan
- Taguhi Mirzoyan
- Takuhi Movsisyan
- Talin Mirzoyan
- Tamar Chilingaryan
- Tamar Torosyan
- Tatevik Abrahamyan
- Tatevik Nazaryan
- Tatul Kocharyan
- Teni Tashjian
- Tigran Arzumanyan
- Tigran Hakobyan
- Tigran Mamikonyan
- Tigran Torosyan
- Tiran Tonoyan
- Torkom Nazarian
- Tovmas Aslanyan
- Trdat Amatuni
- Trdat Tsaturyan
- Tsovinar Movsisyan
- Tsovinar Nalbandyan
V: 44 names
- Vachagan Arakelyan
- Vache Amatuni
- Vache Torosyan
- Vahagn Artsruni
- Vahagn Movsisyan
- Vahagn Nazaryan
- Vahakn Fermanian
- Vahan Der Stepanian
- Vahan Mkrtchyan
- Vahan Voskanyan
- Vahe Chilingaryan
- Vahe Martirosyan
- Vahe Nersisyan
- Vahe Varjabedian
- Vahe Yacoubian
- Vahram Hovsepian
- Vahram Zakarian
- Vanik Muradyan
- Varag Baghdasaryan
- Vard Stepanyan
- Vardan Gnuni
- Vardan Nersisyan
- Vardan Sargsyan
- Vardanush Gnuni
- Vardanush Nersisyan
- Vardges Sahakyan
- Varduhi Danielyan
- Varduhi Muradyan
- Varoujan Basmadjian
- Varoujan Varjabedian
- Varsenik Galstyan
- Vartan Malkhasian
- Vartan Mardirossian
- Vartkes Demirjian
- Varuzhan Kirakosyan
- Vasak Abrahamyan
- Vazgen Khudaverdyan
- Vazgen Mamikonyan
- Vazken Odabashian
- Vehanush Papikyan
- Vigen Madoyan
- Vladimir Antonyan
- Vosgan Garabedian
- Vrezh Mamikonyan
Y: 9 names
- Yeghishe Manasyan
- Yeprem Hagopian
- Yeprem Papazian
- Yeranuhi Nalbandyan
- Yeranuhi Poghosyan
- Yervand Margaryan
- Yervant Yeretzian
- Yeva Safaryan
- Yeznik Adamyan