Nalbandian ( hy,
Նալբանդյան;
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 base ...
: Նալպանտեան) is an Armenian surname that derives from hy,
նալբանդ, lit=one who makes horseshoes, translit=nalband, label=none, which is of
Persian
Persian may refer to:
* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
origin.
Nalbandian may refer to:
People
Nalbandian
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Abbas Nalbandian (1947 – 1987), Iranian playwright
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Armen Nalbandian (born 1978), American Jazz pianist/composer
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David Nalbandian
David Pablo Nalbandian (; born 1 January 1982) is an Argentine retired professional tennis player who played on the ATP Tour from 2000 until his retirement in 2013. He reached the highest ranking in singles of world No. 3 in March 2006. Nalban ...
(born 1982), Argentine tennis player
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Edward Nalbandian
Edward G. Nalbandian (December 29, 1927 – February 22, 2006) was the owner of Zachary All Clothing, a store he opened in the 1950s at 5467 Wilshire Boulevard (just west of La Brea Avenue) in Los Angeles, California. The store was located in the ...
(1927 – 2006), American-Armenian businessman, owner of Zachary All Clothing
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John B. Nalbandian
John Baylor Nalbandian (born March 15, 1969) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He was previously a partner in the Cincinnati office of Taft Stettinius & Hollister.
Biography
Nalba ...
(born 1969), American-Armenian lawyer
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Joseph Nalbandian (1919 – after 1985), Lebanese-Armenian football player and manager
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Louise Nalbandian, American-Armenian historian and professor
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Maria Nalbandian (born 1985), Lebanese-Armenian singer
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Mikayel Nalbandian
Mikayel Nalbandian ( hy, Միքայել Նալբանդյան; ) was a Russian-Armenian writer, poet, political theorist and activist.
Nalbandian was born in Nakhichevan-on-Don, an Armenian town in southern Russia, and traveled extensively, al ...
(1829 – 1866), Armenian writer, poet, political theorist and activist
Nalbandyan
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Aleksan Nalbandyan
Aleksan Nalbandyan ( hy, Ալեքսան Նալբանդյան, born April 18, 1971, in Yerevan) is an Armenian and Russian amateur boxer. He was a runner up at the 2004 Acropolis Cup. Nalbandyan won a gold medal at the 1st AIBA European 200 ...
(born 1971), Armenian and Russian amateur boxer
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Aram Nalbandyan (1908 – 1987), Soviet physicist
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Dmitry Nalbandyan (1906 – 1993), Georgian-Armenian painter
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Eduard Nalbandyan
Eduard Aghvani Nalbandian ( hy, Էդվարդ Աղվանի Նալբանդյան; born July 16, 1956) is an Armenian diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia from April 2008 to May 2018.
Biography
Edward Nalbandian was born i ...
(born 1956), Armenian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs
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Suren Nalbandyan (born 1956), Soviet wrestler
Places
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Nalbandyan, a town in Armenia
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Armenian-language surnames
Persian-language surnames