Sargis or Sarkis ( hy, Սարգիս, ; , ) is a male given name in both Armenian and Assyrian communities. It is the reduced form of the Armenian surname Sargsyan/Sarkisian.

Etymology

The name ultimately derived from the

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name Sergius.

Assyrian Tradition

In the Assyrian community, the name Sargis is a common veneration to Saint Sergius who was martyred in the Syriac speaking city of Resafa, popularizing the name in the language amongst liturgically Syriac speaking communities since at least the 4th century. The name , , meaning Saint Sargis, is also used for Assyrian churches in both the Assyrian homeland and

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List of notable people or places with the name Sargis

Saints

Sargis the General Saint Sargis the General or Sergius Stratelates ( hy, Սուրբ Սարգիս Զորավար, Sourb Sargis Zoravar; died 362/3) is revered as a martyr and military saint in the Armenian Apostolic Church. The name Sargis (Sarkis) is the Armenian ...

, 4th century Armenian saint, not to be confused with Saint Sergius * Sargis of Samarkand, Church of the East saint ()

Places

* Mar Sargis Village, an Assyrian settlement located near Seiri, Urmia, Iran

Churches

Mar Sargis Assyrian Church of the East in Seiri, Urmia Mar, mar or MAR may refer to: Culture * Mar or Mor, an honorific in Syriac * Earl of Mar, an earldom in Scotland * MAA (singer) (born 1986), Japanese * Marathi language, by ISO 639-2 language code * March, as an abbreviation for the third month ...

(201-300 AD) * Saint Sargis Church of Ashtarak * Saint Sargis Monastery of Ushi *

Saint Sargis Church of Tabriz In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Catholic, Eastern Ortho ...

* Mar Sargis Assyrian Church of the East in Skokie, Illinois

Mononym

*Sargis of Aïbeg and Serkis * Sargis (Nestorian Patriarch), Patriarch of the Church of the East (860-872)

First name

* Sargis I Jaqeli (died 1285), Georgian nobleman of the House of Jaqeli and sovereign Prince * Sargis Barkhudaryan (1887–1973), Armenian composer, pianist and educator *

Sargis Hovhannisyan Sargis Hovhannisyan ( hy, Սարգիս Հովհաննիսյան, born 17 August 1968), is an Armenian football coach and a former defender, who mostly spent his club career at FC Lokomotiv Moscow. He works for Lokomotiv as a scout. Hovhannis ...

(born 1968), Armenian football player * Sargis Hovsepyan, (born 1972), Armenian football player *

Sargis Kakabadze Sargis N. Kakabadze (October 7, 1886 – April 2, 1967) was a Georgian historian and philologist, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor. He was born in 1886, in a small village Kukhi (Imereti region of Western Georgia). In 1910 he graduated ...

(1886-1967), Georgian historian and philologist * Sargis Karapetyan (born 1963), Armenian football player * Sargis Karapetyan (born 1990), Armenian football player * Sargis Mehrabyan (died 1943), Armenian military figure * Sargis Pitsak, early 14th century Armenian artist * Sargis Sargsian, (born 1973), former professional tennis player from Armenia *

Sargis Tmogveli Sargis Tmogveli ( ka, სარგის თმოგველი) or Sargis of Tmogvi was a 12th-13th century Georgian statesman and writer active during the reign of Queen Tamar ( 1184-1213). Sargis, son of Varam, belonged to the Tmogveli branch ...

, late 12th and early 13th century Georgian statesman and writer. * Sargis Yosip, Assyrian bishop from Iraq * Sargis Reshaina, 6th century physician and priest who translated Greek medical works into Syriac * Sargis Bkhira

Last name

* Ashur Bet Sargis (born 1949), Assyrian composer and singer * Hayden Sargis, Assyrian soccer player

References

{{Reflist Armenian masculine given names