Armenian Baby Names for Boys

The ancient land of Armenia is filled with a fascinating and rich history, and it's lands are lush, green and mountainous. This beautiful nation is also the source of a variety of inspiring Armenian baby names for boys. Take a look at the below list and select a meaningful moniker for your little one.

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• Avet Avet is one of the Armenian boy names. It is the short form of Avetik, and it means “good news.”
• Ghevond Ghevond is an Armenian boy name and the Armenian version of the Greek name Leontios. It means “lion.”
• Hakob Hakob, meaning “deceiver,” is a boy name, and it comes from the Bible. It is the Armenian version of Jacob, a Hebrew name.
• Jivan Jivan is a boy name that means “youthful.” It is the Armenian version of Giovanni, an Italian name.
• Matevos Matevos is an Armenian boy name that is derived from the Bible. It comes from the Matthaios, a Greek name. Matevos means “toast song.”
• Petros Petros is the Armenian boy name version of Peter. It is a biblical name, and the name means “stone.” Petros is the first name of the famous American tennis player, Petros “Pete” Sampras, who retired from tennis in 2003.
• Vahan Vahan is a boy name pronounced vuh-haan. It means “shield.”
• RubenRuben is a boy name. It means “born is a son.”
• Adour Adour is an Armenian boy name that is a short version of Asdvadsadour. The name Adour means “gift from God.”
• Tigran Tigran is an Armenian boy's name. It means “fighting with arrows.”
• Zorair – Zorair is a boy name. It means “strong man.”
• Amour Amour is a boy name with more than one meaning. It means “firm,” “solid,” “tight,” and “strong.”
• Mayis Mayis is an Armenian boy name pronounced Mi-is. It means “the month of May.”
• Kristapor – Kristapor is a boy name that is the Armenian version of the name Christopher. A famous person named Kristapor was Kristapor Mikaelian, an Armenian hero born in the middle of the 19th century. He was instrumental in unifying Armenian revolutionary groups formed into the “Federation of Armenian Revolutionaries.”
• Chiva – Chiva is a boy name. The name is also the name of a village in Armenia.
• Komitas – Komitas is a boy name. Although the Armenian name has no specific meaning, it was the name of the famous Armenian priest, singer, composer, and choirmaster Komitas. He is the founder of the Armenian national school of music known as Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan.
• Garo Garo is a boy name. It has several meanings, including “desire,” “mission someone,” and “looming.”
• Hrad – Hrad is an Armenian boy name. It means “the planet Mars,” and “hot as fire.” However, Mars is only the fourth hottest planet with Earth being the third behind Mercury and Venus.
• Nayiri – Nayiri is a boy name pronounced nay-iri. It means “land of canyons or river.” In history, it has been used interchangeably with the name Armenia. The Kingdom of Urartu (of 590 BC) is known as the land of Nayiri. It's important to Armenian nationalism.
• Jarbig Jarbig is a boy name. It means “clever” and “able.”
• Ara – Ara is a mythological boy name. It means “spring.”
• Erik Erik is a boy name pronounced EH-rik. The name means “eternal ruler.”
• Haytoug Haytoug is pronounced Hye-toog. It is a boy name that means “a soldier in a revolutionary army.”
• Pailag Pailag is a boy name pronounced Pail-agi. It means “lightning.”
• Saro Saro is a boy name. It is the name of a Cypress tree.

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