Hovhannisyan
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Meaning | Son of Hovhannes |
| Region of origin | Armenia |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Hovhannes, Hovhannisian, Hovhannesian, Hovannesian, Oganessian |
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.
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 (born 1981), Armenian-American boxer
- Artak Hovhannisyan (born 1993), Armenian sport wrestler
- Artsrun Hovhannisyan (born 1980), press secretary of the Armenian Ministry of Defense.
- Ashot Hovhannisyan (1887–1972), Armenian politician
- Azat Hovhannisyan (born 1988), Armenian boxer
- Edgar Hovhannisyan (1930–1998), Armenian composer
- Khoren Hovhannisyan (born 1955), Armenian football midfielder
- Lilit Hovhannisyan (born 1987), Armenian singer
- Lusine Hovhannisyan (born 1990), Armenian footballer
- Robert Hovhannisyan (born 1991), Armenian chess Grandmaster
- Sargis Hovhannisyan (born 1968), Armenian football defender
- Vahan Hovhannisyan (1956–2014), Armenian politician and minister
- Vardan Hovhannisyan, Armenian director and producer
- Zhirayr Hovhannisyan (born 1981), Armenian sport wrestler
- Zhora Hovhannisyan (born 1987), Armenian footballer
Hovanessian
[edit]- Diana Der Hovanessian (1934–2018), 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 (born 1959), 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
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