Sahakian (

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 ...

: ) or Sahakyan (Սահակյան) is a fairly common

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Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...

originating from the

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Armenian equivalent to

Isaac Isaac ( ; ; ; ; ; ) is one of the three patriarchs (Bible), patriarchs of the Israelites and an important figure in the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the Baháʼí Faith. Isaac first appears in the Torah, in wh ...

. Sahakian translates to Isaacson, Son of Isaac, or descendant of Isaac. The surname can refer to the following people:

Sahakian

Barbara Sahakian Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian is an English neuroscientist who is professor of clinical neuropsychology at the department of psychiatry and Medical Research Council (United Kingdom), Medical Research Council (MRC)/Wellcome Trust Behavioural and C ...

American-born neuroscientist, based in Cambridge, UK * Henry D. Sahakian, an Iranian-American businessman, the founder of Uni-Mart * Jack Sahakian (1931 – 1995), an American actor *

Oshin Sahakian Oshin Sahakian (, ; born March 21, 1986) is a professional Iranian basketball player of Persian and Armenian descent who plays for Petrochimi of the Iranian Super League and also the Iranian national basketball team. Honours National team * As ...

(born 1986), an Iranian basketball player *

Vahram Sahakian Vahram Sahakian (sometimes as Vahram Sahakyan, , born 22 September 1968, Yerevan, Armenian SSR) is an Armenian dramatist, film director and actor. Plays DramaturgyRye Key(2009)Two friends, to Say Nothing of the Life(2006) * Why roars City (2003 ...

(sometimes as Vahram Sahakyan) (born 1968), Armenian dramatist, film director and actor *

William S. Sahakian William S. Sahakian (Armenian: Ուիլյամ Սահակյան) (January 1, 1922 – April 6, 1986) was an Armenian-American philosopher. Receiving his BS at Northeastern University with a major in psychology and sociology in 1944, Sahakian later ...

(1922– 1986), an American philosopher

Sahakyan

Adam Sahakyan Adam Sahakyan (; 19 August 1996, Yerevan – 2 April 2016, Jrakan) was an Armenians, Armenian sergeant of the Armed Forces of Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army. In 2016 he was posthumously awarded the Hero of Artsakh military award, wh ...

(1996–2016), sergeant of the Armed Forces of Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army, killed in the Four-Day War *

Anushavan Sahakyan Anushavan Sahakyan (, born 23 January 1972) is a retired Armenian Freestyle wrestler. He became a European Champion in 1994. Biography Sahakyan was born on 23 January 1972 in Yerevan. He began to practice freestyle wrestling at the age of 12 und ...

(born 1972), Armenian Freestyle wrestler *

Aramais Sahakyan Aramais Sahakyan (, May 24, 1936 – March 14, 2013) was an Armenian poet, humorist, publicist and translator. Biography Sahakyan was born in Artsvashen, Armenian SSR. A graduate of the Armenian State Teacher Training Institute's (now univers ...

(born 1936), an Armenian poet and translator *

Avetik Sahakyan Avetik Hovhannesi Sahakian (; 1863–1933), also known as Father Abraham, was an Armenian politician, the Parliamentary President (speaker) of the First Republic of Armenia in 1918–19, the social security minister and member of ARF Dashnaktsuti ...

(1863 – 1933), former Parliamentary President of Armenia *

Bako Sahakyan Bako Sahaki Sahakyan (; born 30 August 1960) is an Armenian politician who served as the third president of the ''de facto''-independent Republic of Artsakh from 2007 to 2020. He is the longest-serving president of Artsakh. He was first elected ...

(born 1960), former president of Artsakh * Galust Sahakyan (born 1949), Armenian politician, MP and the former President of the National Assembly of Armenia *

Gevorg Sahakyan Gevorg Sahakyan (born 15 January 1990) is a Polish Greco-Roman wrestling, Greco-Roman wrestler of Armenian origin. He is a two-time bronze medalist at the World Wrestling Championships and a silver medalist at the European Wrestling Championships. ...

(born 1990), Polish Greco-Roman wrestler of Armenian descent * Norayr Sahakyan (born 1987), an Armenian football player

Saakian

* Sumbat Saakian (1951–1993), a politician in the Government of Abkhazian Autonomous Republic

Saakyan

* Mariya Saakyan (1980–2018), Russian film director

Ter-Sahakyan

* Samvel Ter-Sahakyan (born 1993), Armenian chess grandmaster

Sahakyants

Sahakyants is an archaized form of Sahakyan (as is the case with other Armenian surnames ending with -ts). * Robert Sahakyants, Armenian animation film director

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