Davidyan or Davidian () is an
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 around the ...
surname meaning "son of
David
David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament.
The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Dam ...
", thus making it equivalent to
Davidson.
Notable people with the surname include:
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Levon Davidian (1944–2009), Iranian parliament member, psychiatrist and professor
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Marie Davidian, American biostatistician
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David Davidyan (born 1997), Russian footballer
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Nelson Davidyan (1950–2016), Ukrainian-Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler
See also
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Davidian (disambiguation)
Davidian may refer to:
*Shepherd's Rod, a Seventh-day Adventist offshoot that later called themselves Davidians
*Branch Davidian, the most famous Shepherd's Rod splinter group
*"Davidian", song by Machine Head from their album ''Burn My Eyes'', al ...
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Claim of the biblical descent of the Bagrationi dynasty
A legend that the Georgia (country), Georgian royal Bagrationi dynasty were of a Hebrews, Hebrew origin and descended from David dates back to the family's appearance on the Georgian soil in the latter half of the eight century. As the Bagratid pow ...
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Armenian-language surnames
Patronymic surnames
Surnames from given names