Ancient Armenian Names

These names were used by ancient Armenian peoples.
gender
usage
Artabasdos m Ancient Armenian (Hellenized)
Byzantine Greek form of Artavazd. This was the name of an Armenian general in the Byzantine army who briefly usurped the imperial throne in the 8th century.
Artavazd m Ancient Armenian, Armenian
Armenian form of *Artavazda (see Artabazos). This name was borne by three kings of Armenia, ruling between the 2nd century BC and the 1st century AD.
Tigranes m Ancient Armenian (Hellenized)
Greek form of the Old Armenian name Տիգրան (Tigran), from Old Iranian *Tigrāna, of uncertain meaning. It was recorded as 𒋾𒅅𒊏 (Tiigra) in Elamite and 𒋾𒅅𒊏𒀪 (Tiigra') in Akkadian. Tigranes was the name of a number of kings of Armenia, notably Tigranes II the Great who expanded the kingdom in the 1st century BC.