Simonyan ( arm, Սիմոնյան) or in
Western Armenian Simonian hyw, Սիմոնեան) or Germanified Simonjan is an Armenian surname, equivalent to English
Simpson. Notable people with the name include:
People
Simonian
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Hovann Simonian, Armenian Swiss scholar in Armenian history
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Hrair Simonian (born 1991), Armenian chess grandmaster
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Nariné Simonian
Narine Simonian (sometimes written only as Nariné, born 1965 in Gyumri, Armenia) is one of the most baroque French organists, as well as a pianist, musical director and producer of operas, born in Gyumri, Armenia. Nariné is also an organist, a ...
(born 1965, French-Armenian organist
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Rupert Simonian (born 1991), British actor of Armenian origin
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Sebu Simonian
Sebu Simonian (born October 15, 1978; hy, Սեպուհ Սիմոնեան) is an Armenian-American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, one-half of the Los Angeles-based indie pop duo Capital Cities.
Early life
Simonian was born in ...
(born 1978), member of the American band duo Capital Cities
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Simon Simonian (1914-1986), Lebanese-Armenian intellectual, writer, activist and teacher, founder of the literary Armenian periodical ''Spurk''
Simonyan
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Artem Simonyan (born 1995), Armenian footballer
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Artyom Simonyan (born 1975), Armenian boxer
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Gagik Simonyan (born 1971), Armenian footballer
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Margarita Simonyan (born 1980), Russian journalist and editor-in-chief
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Mikhail Simonyan (born 1986), Russian-American violinist
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Nadezhda Simonyan (1922-1997), Russian film composer
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Nikita Simonyan (born 1926), Russian former footballer, coach, and sports official
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Tata Simonyan (born 1962), Armenian singer
See also
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Simonians, a 2nd-century Gnostic sect established by Simon Magus
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Armenian-language surnames
Patronymic surnames
Surnames from given names