Avetis and its variant Avedis (Armenian: Ավետիս ''Avetis'', from ավետիս ''avetis'', “good news”, alternative form: ավետիք ''avetikʿ'', cf. Avetik) is a proper male name in

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

. This given name is pronounced as �vɛˈtisin

Eastern Armenian Eastern Armenian ( ''arevelahayeren'') is one of the two standardized forms of Modern Armenian, the other being Western Armenian. The two standards form a pluricentric language. Eastern Armenian is spoken in Armenia, Artsakh, Russia, as we ...

, and as �vɛˈdisin

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 ...

. Avetisyan, Avetissyan, Avetisian, Avetissian are Armenian

patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...

surnames that derive from ''Avetis'' (Avedisyan, Avedissyan, Avedisian, Avedissian derive from the variant pronunciation ''Avedis''). Avetis (or Avedis) means

evangel The gospel or good news is a theological concept in several religions. In the historical Roman imperial cult and today in Christianity, the gospel is a message about salvation by a divine figure, a savior, who has brought peace or other benefits ...

gospel Gospel originally meant the Christian message ("the gospel"), but in the 2nd century it came to be used also for the books in which the message was set out. In this sense a gospel can be defined as a loose-knit, episodic narrative of the words an ...

in Armenian, referring to the gospel (or good news) of Jesus Christ.

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Avetis Aharonyan Avetis Aharonian () (4 January 1866 – 20 March 1948) was an Armenian politician, writer, public figure and revolutionary, also part of the Armenian national movement. Biography Aharonian was born in 1866 in Surmali, Erivan Governorate, Ru ...

, an Armenian politician, writer, public figure and revolutionary *Avetis Isahakyan, better known as

Avetik Isahakyan Avetik Sahak Isahakyan ( hy, Ավետիք Սահակ Իսահակյան; October 30, 1875 – October 17, 1957) was a prominent Armenian lyric poet, writer and public activist. Biography Isahakyan was born in Alexandropol in 1875. He was educ ...

Avetis Nazarbekian Avetis Vardan Nazarbekian ( hy, Ավետիս Վարդանի Նազարբեկյան, 1866, Tabriz – 1939, Moscow), also known as ''Nazarbek'' or ''Lerents'', was an Armenian people, Armenian poet, journalist, political activist and revolutionary, ...

(1866–1939), also known as Nazarbek or Lerents, an Armenian poet, journalist, political activist and revolutionary. One of the founders of Social Democrat Hunchakian Party *

Avetis Sultan-Zade Avetis Sultanovich Sultan-Zade (1889–1938) (russian: Аветис Султанович Султан-Заде; fa, آوتيس سلطانزاده) (born Avetis Mikaelian) was a Persia, Persian-born ethnic Armenians, Armenian communism, commun ...

(1889–1938), Persian-Armenian communist revolutionary and economist, a founder of the Communist Party of Persia

Avedis

Avedis Boghos Derounian Arthur Derounian (born Avedis Boghos Derounian (), (other quote elided) April 9, 1909 – April 23, 1991), also known as John Roy Carlson among many pen names, was an Armenian-American journalist and author, best-selling author of ''Under Cover' ...

(1909–1991), American Armenian writer better known as

Arthur Derounian Arthur Derounian (born Avedis Boghos Derounian (), (other quote elided) April 9, 1909 – April 23, 1991), also known as John Roy Carlson among many pen names, was an Armenian-American journalist and author, best-selling author of ''Under Cover' ...

and by the pen name John Roy Carlson *

Avedis Donabedian Avedis Donabedian (7 January 1919 – 9 November 2000) was a physician and founder of the study of quality in health care and medical outcomes research, most famously as a creator of The Donabedian Model of care. Early life Avedis Donabedian ...

(1919–2000), Lebanese-Armenian physician *

Avedis Kendir Avedis Kendir (born 1959, Istanbul, Turkey) is an Armenian jeweler. Life and career Of Armenian descent, Avedis Kendir was born to a family of Armenian immigrants from Sivas, Turkey. After discontinuing education at the age of 10, Kendir began l ...

(born 1959), Turkish Armenian jeweler *

Avedis Yapoudjian Avedis Yapoudjian ( hy, Աւետիս Եափուճեան; January 10, 1931 in Cairo, Egypt – July 5, 2017 in Sydney, Australia), was an Armenian journalist, historian and writer. Biography He was born in Cairo, Egypt to Hovannes Yapoudjian an ...

(1931–2017), Armenian journalist, historian and writer *

Avedis Zildjian Company :''Zildjian leads here. For people with the surname, see Zildjian (disambiguation)'' The Avedis Zildjian Company, simply known as Zildjian (), is a musical instrument manufacturer specializing in cymbals and other percussion instruments. Founded ...

, established by Avedis Zildjian

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