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Origin of Arbi
Does anyone have any information about the name "Arbi"? It is a common name in Armenians and I have no idea where it comes from or what it means.
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"Arbi" does not occur in Awde & Losi's _Armenian First Names_. They do include the name "Arpi", however, which they say is the Armenian word for "sun".
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This source can be satisfying if it is correct.Because, on the other hand, there is a dialect separation in Armanian as in the name Peter: Petros (East) and Bedros (West).
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