Sargis or Sarkis ( hy, Սարգիս, ; , ) is a male given name in both

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 ...

and

Assyrian Assyrian may refer to: * Assyrian people, the indigenous ethnic group of Mesopotamia. * Assyria, a major Mesopotamian kingdom and empire. ** Early Assyrian Period ** Old Assyrian Period ** Middle Assyrian Empire ** Neo-Assyrian Empire * Assyrian ...

communities. It is the reduced form of the Armenian surname Sargsyan/Sarkisian.

Etymology

The name ultimately derived from the

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

name Sergius.

Assyrian Tradition

In the Assyrian community, the name Sargis is a common veneration to

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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 The Assyrian homeland, Assyria ( syc, ܐܬܘܪ, Āṯūr or syc, ܒܝܬ ܢܗܪ̈ܝܢ, Bêth Nahrin) refers to the homeland of the Assyrian people within which Assyrian civilisation developed, located in their indigenous Upper Mesopotamia. T ...

and diaspora.

List of notable people or places with the name Sargis

Saints

* Sargis the General, 4th century Armenian saint, not to be confused with

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

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* Mar Sargis Assyrian Church of the East in

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Mononym

*Sargis of

Aïbeg and Serkis Aïbeg and Serkis, also Aibeg and Sergis or Aïbäg and Särgis, were two ambassadors sent by the Mongol ruler Baichu to Pope Innocent IV in 1247–1248. They were the first Mongol envoys to Europe. Aïbeg ("Moon Prince") is thought to have been ...

Sargis (Nestorian Patriarch) Sargis was Patriarch of the Church of the East between 860 and 872. Sources Brief accounts of Sargis's patriarchate are given in the ''Ecclesiastical Chronicle'' of the Jacobite writer Bar Hebraeus (''floruit'' 1280) and in the ecclesiastical his ...

, Patriarch of the Church of the East (860-872)

First name

Sargis I Jaqeli Sargis I Jaqeli ( ka, სარგის I ჯაყელი) (died 1285) was a Georgian ruling prince (''mtavari'') of the House of Jaqeli who became the first sovereign Prince of Samtskhe in 1268. Sargis was a son of Beka Jaqeli, killed in ba ...

(died 1285), Georgian nobleman of the House of Jaqeli and sovereign Prince *

Sargis Barkhudaryan Sargis Barkhudaryan ( hy, Սարգիս Բարխուդարյան) (August 26, 1887 – October 25, 1973) was an Armenian composer, pianist and educator. Biography Born in Tiflis (now Tbilisi), Georgia. Sargis was one of the eight children of a ...

(1887–1973), Armenian composer, pianist and educator * Sargis Hovhannisyan (born 1968), Armenian football player * Sargis Hovsepyan, (born 1972), Armenian football player * Sargis Kakabadze (1886-1967), Georgian historian and philologist * Sargis Karapetyan (born 1963), Armenian football player * Sargis Karapetyan (born 1990), Armenian football player *

Sargis Mehrabyan Sargis Mehrabyan ( hy, Սարգիս Մեհրաբյան), also known as Commander Vartan, Vartan of Khanasor and Vartan Mehrpanian, was an Armenian fedayee military commander and member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation.Tasnapetean, Hrach. ...

(died 1943), Armenian military figure * Sargis Pitsak, early 14th century Armenian artist *

Sargis Sargsian Sargis Sargsian ( hy, Սարգիս Սարգսյան, born 3 June 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Armenia. Sargsian turned pro in 1995, and has won one singles and two doubles titles during his career on the ATP Tour. He played ...

, (born 1973), former professional tennis player from Armenia * Sargis Tmogveli, 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 Ashur Bet Sargis ( syr, ܐܫܘܪ ܒܝܬ ܣܪܓܝܤ; born July 2, 1949) is an Assyrian singer, composer, guitarist and activist. He became famous in the Assyrian communities worldwide for his nationalistic songs in the 1970s. His career peaked, an ...

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

References

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