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Hovhannisyan
Hovhannisyan or Hovannisyan (Armenian: Հովհաննիսյան [hɔvhɑnnisˈjɑn]) is an Armenian surname meaning "son of Hovhannes", the Armenian equivalent of John, thus making it equivalent to Johnson. It is the most common surname in Armenia.
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Meaning | Son of Hovhannes |
| Region of origin | Armenia |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Hovhannes, Hovhannisian, Hovhannesian, Hovannesian, Oganessian |
Variants of the name in Armenian and Western Armenian include Hovhannesian, Hovannesian, Hovannisian, Hovhannisian and Oganessian.
Notable people with the surname include:
Hovhannisyan edit
- Armen Hovhannisyan (1994–2014), Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Defense Army soldier
- Art Hovhannisyan, Armenian-American boxer
- Artak Hovhannisyan, Armenian sport wrestler
- Artsrun Hovhannisyan, press secretary of the Armenian Ministry of Defense.
- Ashot Hovhannisyan, Armenian politician
- Azat Hovhannisyan, Armenian boxer
- Edgar Hovhannisyan, Armenian composer
- Khoren Hovhannisyan, Armenian football midfielder
- Lilit Hovhannisyan, Armenian singer
- Lusine Hovhannisyan, Armenian footballer
- Robert Hovhannisyan, Armenian chess Grandmaster
- Sargis Hovhannisyan, Armenian football defender
- Vahan Hovhannisyan (1956–2014), Armenian politician and minister
- Vardan Hovhannisyan, Armenian director and producer
- Zhirayr Hovhannisyan, Armenian sport wrestler
- Zhora Hovhannisyan, Armenian footballer
Hovanessian edit
- Diana Der Hovanessian (????–2018), Armenian American poet, translator and author
- Vartan Hovanessian (1896–1982), Iranian Armenian architect
Hovannisian edit
- Ashot Hovhannisian (1887–1972), Armenian Marxist historian, theorist and Communist official
- Garin Hovannisian (born 1986), Armenian American writer, filmmaker, and producer
- Larisa Hovannisian (born 1988), Armenian-American social entrepreneur and founder of Teach For Armenia
- Raffi Hovannisian, American-born Armenian politician, Foreign Minister of Armenia
- Richard Hovannisian (1932–2023), Armenian American historian and professor emeritus
Oganessian edit
- Armen Oganesyan (born 1954), CEO of Russian state radio station Voice of Russia
- Gaguik Oganessian (1947–2015), Armenian chess player, writer and organiser
- Khoren Oganesian (born 1955), Soviet footballer
- Yuri Oganessian (born 1933), Russian-Armenian nuclear physicist
Real names edit
- Grigor Ter-Hovhannisian (1854–1908), real name of Armenian writer known by the pseudonym Muratsan
- Michael Hovhannisyan (1867–1933), Armenian writer known by the pseudonym Nar-Dos
- Nikoghayos Ter-Hovhannisyan (1867–1914), Armenian fedayee from Karabakh known by his pseudonym Nikol Duman
- Sargis Hovhannisian (1879–1919), Armenian revolutionary, statesman, and a leading member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) party. He is widely regarded as the founder of the First Republic of Armenia
- Zabel Hovhannessian, birth name of Ottoman Armenian writer Zabel Yesayan