Poghossian, Pogossyan, Poghosyan, Poghosian, Pogosyan, etc., is an
Armenian surname An Armenian name comprises a given name and a surname.
First names
According to Armenia's National Statistical Service, the most commonly used names for newborn boys in Armenia, , were Davit, Narek, Gor, Hayk, Alex, Erik, Arman, Samvel, Tigr ...
. Also Ter-Pogossian, Der-Pogossian, and variants. Ter/Der indicates
priest
A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particu ...
hood descent. The
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 ...
equivalent is
Boghossyan. It is a
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 ...
from the first name
Poghos (
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 ...
: Պողոս), equivalent to
Paul
Paul may refer to:
*Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name)
*Paul (surname), a list of people
People
Christianity
*Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chris ...
, making the name effectively equivalent to
Paulson. It may refer to:
*
Armen Poghosyan, conductor of "Sofia" Russian private orchestra
*
Armen Poghosyan (military musician)
Colonel Armen Karleni PoghosyanRussified as Armen Karlenovich Poghosyan (Армен Карленович Погосян) () is a Soviet-educated Armenian military musician. Since 16 February 2009, he has been the Senior Military Director of the Ba ...
, Armenian military musician
*
David Pogosian, Olympic
wrestler
Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat sport ...
* Gevorik Poghosyan, Armenian
weightlifter
Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete trying to successfully lift ...
*
Gilbert Pogosyan, American soccer player
* Hasmik Poghosyan, Minister of Culture of
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...
*
Manvel Ter-Pogosyan, a.k.a. Amurai, American trance music producer
*
Metakse Poghosian, Armenian poet
*
Michael Poghosyan
Michael Movsesi Poghosyan (sometimes credited as Mikael Pogosyan, Michael Poghosian, Mikael Poghosyan, hy, Միքայել Պողոսյան; born 31 May 1954) is an Armenians, Armenian film and theatre actor, as well as a judge on the Armenian ve ...
, Armenian film and theatre actor and judge on the Armenian version of ''Pop Idol''
*
Mihran Poghosyan, Armenian businessman
*
Mikhail Pogosyan, Russian aerospace engineer
*
Ann Ter-Pogossian, American artist
*
Michel Ter-Pogossian
Michel Matthew Ter-Pogossian (April 21, 1925June 19, 1996) was an American medical physicist. He was professor of radiology at the Washington University School of Medicine for over 30 years. A pioneer in nuclear medicine, he is best known for his ...
, American physicist
*
Poghos Poghosyan, killed by President Kocharyan's bodyguards
*
Stefan Pogosyan, Russian chess master
*
Stepan Karapetovich Pogosyan
* Yura Poghosyan, a
National Hero of Armenia
, image =
, caption = The Order of Fatherland
, presenter = President of Armenia
, country =
, type =
, eligibility = Armenian citizens, foreign citizens and stateless persons
, award ...
*
Genrikh Poghosyan, Soviet party leader of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast
*
Zhirayr Poghosyan
Zhirayr Tevanovich Poghosyan ( hy, Ժիրայր Պողոսյան; born 15 January 1942) is an Armenian politician who was Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh from 15 June 1998 to 30 June 1999.
He studied in Stepanakert and from 1960–1965 attend ...
,
Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh
The Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic was the head of government of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic between 1992 and 2017.
The position of Prime Minister was established in 1992, and was appointed by the head of state—the ...
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Armenian-language surnames
Patronymic surnames
Surnames from given names