Abrahamyan ( arm, Աբրահամյան) and its variants Abrahamian and Aprahamian in
Western Armenian
Western Armenian ( Classical spelling: , ) is one of the two standardized forms of Modern Armenian, the other being Eastern Armenian. It is based mainly on the Istanbul Armenian dialect, as opposed to Eastern Armenian, which is mainly based ...
is an Armenian surname.
Notable people with the surname include:
Abrahamyan
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Alyosha Abrahamyan (1945–2018), Armenian footballer
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Avetik Abrahamyan (born 1980), Armenian-German professional boxer known as Arthur Abraham
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Harutyun Abrahamyan (born 2004), basketball player
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Hovik Abrahamyan
Hovik Argami Abrahamyan (; born 24 January 1959), also known by the nickname Muk ( hy, Մուկ), is an Armenian politician, former member of the ruling Republican Party, he was the Prime Minister of Armenia from 13 April 2014 to 8 September 20 ...
(born 1958), Armenian politician
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Khoren Abrahamyan
Khoren Babkeni Abrahamyan ( hy, Խորեն Բաբկենի Աբրահամյան, April 1, 1930, Yerevan – December 10, 2004) was an Armenian actor and director, and People's Artist of the USSR. Abrahamyan was honored with the title People’s Ar ...
(1930–2004), Armenian actor and film director
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Tatev Abrahamyan
Tatev Abrahamyan ( hy, Տաթև Աբրահամյան; born January 13, 1988) is an Armenian-American chess player. She currently holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM).
Career
Abrahamyan finished in a tie for first place with Nana Dzagnidz ...
(born 1988), American chess player
Abrahamian
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Ara Abrahamian
Ara Abrahamian ( hy , Արա Աբրահամյան; born 27 July 1975) is an Armenian-Swedish wrestler in Greco-Roman wrestling. He has won two World Championships in the 76 kg and 84 kg weight classes and a silver medal at the 2004 S ...
(born 1975), Armenian-Swedish sport wrestler
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Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
Atossa Araxia Abrahamian ( fa, آتوسا آبراهامیان) is a New York-based journalist and a senior editor of ''The Nation''. Abrahamian is also the author of the 2015 non-fiction book ''The Cosmopolites: The Coming of the Global Citizen' ...
(born 1986), Swiss-American journalist
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Bob Abrahamian (1978–2014), American-Armenian soul music deejay, historian, archivist, and record collector.
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Ervand Abrahamian
Ervand Abrahamian; hy, Երուանդ Աբրահամեան (born 1940) is an Iranian-American historian of the Middle East. He is Distinguished Professor of History at Baruch College and the Graduate Center, CUNY, Graduate Center of the City Un ...
(born 1940), American historian
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Mark Abrahamian
Starship is an American rock band from San Francisco, California. Initially a continuation of Jefferson Starship, it underwent a change in musical direction, the subsequent loss of personnel, and a lawsuit settlement that led to a name change. ...
(1966–2012), American musician
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Paul Abrahamian
Paul Raffi Abrahamian is an American reality television personality and clothing designer, born in Tarzana, California. Abrahamian is best known for their appearances in the United States reality television show ''Big Brother (American TV series ...
(1993), Big Brother Season 18 Contestant
Aprahamian
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Felix Aprahamian
Felix Aprahamian ( arm, Ֆելիքս Աբրահամեան; 5 June 1914 – 15 January 2005), born Apraham Felix Bartev Aprahamian, was an English music critic, writer, concert promoter, publisher's adviser, supporter of young musicians, and frien ...
(1914–2005), British music critic, writer, concert promoter
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Pablo Aprahamian (born 1985), Uruguayan judoka of Armenian descent
See also
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Abramyan (disambiguation)
References
{{surname, Abrahamyan
Armenian-language surnames
Patronymic surnames