Sahak or Sahag () is an

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male

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equivalent to English

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. It was originally a popular form of the name (), formed by

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of the first unstressed syllable. was borrowed into

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from the

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, which derives from

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. The Armenian

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s Sahakyan, Ter-Sahakyan and Isahakyan come from this name.

Forms and derivatives

The original form is much less common than the form Sahak. A female derivative, or , formed from the name Sahak and the word , meaning 'sweet', is recorded as the name of the daughter of

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Sahak in the 4th century. Another female derivative is , which is a combination of the name Sahak with the

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word , meaning 'daughter'.

Notable people

Sahak

* Sahak (350–438),

of the

Armenian Church 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 ...

* Sahak I, 4th-century Armenian Catholicos *

Sahak III :''Sahak III may also refer to Sahak III Bagratuni.'' Sahak III, was the Catholicos of Armenia from 677 through 703. According to the historian Hovhannes Draskhanakerttsi Sahak III was alive in Damascus Damascus ( , ; ) is the capital and ...

, Catholicos of the Armenian Church * Sahak II Bagratuni,

marzban Marzbān, or Marzpān (Middle Persian: 𐭬𐭫𐭱𐭰𐭠𐭭𐭯 transliteration: mrzwpn, derived from Middle Persian: 𐭬𐭫𐭱 ''marz'' "border, boundary" and the Middle Persian suffix: 𐭡𐭭𐭯 ''-pān'' "guardian"; Modern Persian: ...

(frontier commander) of Armenia in 482 * Sahak II of Cilicia (1849–1939), Armenian Catholicos of Cilicia * Sahak III Bagratuni, presiding prince of Armenia () * Sahak Sevada, 10th-century Armenian prince () * Ashot-Sahak, ruler of the

Kingdom of Vaspurakan The Kingdom of Vaspurakan (; also transliterated as Vasbouragan from Western Armenian) was a medieval Armenian kingdom centered on Lake Van, located in what is now eastern Turkey and northwestern Iran. It was named after Vaspurakan, a province o ...

() * Sahak Karapetyan (1906–1987), Armenian Soviet physiologist and politician *

Sahak Ter-Gabrielyan Sahak Mirzayi Ter-Gabrielyan (; 1886 – 19 August 1937) was a Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet Armenia The Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (ArSSR), also known as Soviet Armenia, or simply Armenia, was one of the Republics of the Sovi ...

, Soviet Armenian politician (1886–1937) * Sahak Torosyan (1885–1940), Armenian politician *

Sahak Parparyan Sahak "Hak" Parparyan (; born 4 September 1988) is an Armenian kickboxer, who is sometimes referred to as Sahak "Hak" Avetisyan. He’s a former It's Showtime 85MAX world champion and was ranked number one in the world from 2011-2012 before fight ...

, Armenian kickboxer (born 1988) *

Sahak Sahakyan Sahak Serobi Sahakyan (Armenian: Սահակ Սահակյան, 1929, Sarnaghbyur, Armenia - July 13, 2010) was an Armenian sculptor, artist and participant in World War II. Life and career Sahak Sahakyan was an Armenian artist known for his co ...

(1929–2010), Armenian sculptor and artist *

Sahak II Mashalian Archbishop Sahag II Mashalian (, ), also known as Sahak Mashalyan in Eastern Armenian transliteration (born 17 March 1962) became the 85th Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople in 2019. The Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople is one of the f ...

(born 1962),

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since 2019 *

Sultan Sahak Sultan Sahak or Sultan Ishaq Barzancî (; late 14th century to early 15th century) was a Kurdish religious leader who reformed the modern beliefs of Yarsanism and moreover considered to be the fourth of seven incarnations of God. During his life ...

, 15th-century Kurdish religious founder and leader

Sahag

* John Sahag (1952–2005), American celebrity hairstylist * Charles Sahag "Chip" Pashayan Jr. (born 1941), American lawyer and executive

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Forms and derivatives

Notable people

Sahak

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