Sahakian (
Armenian
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* 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
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: ) or Sahakyan (Սահակյան) is a fairly common
surname
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in
Armenia
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originating from the
patronymic
A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic.
Patronymics are used, b ...
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
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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
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Henry D. Sahakian, an Iranian-American businessman, the founder of Uni-Mart
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Jack Sahakian (1931 – 1995), an American actor
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Oshin Sahakian (born 1986), an Iranian basketball player
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Vahram Sahakian (sometimes as Vahram Sahakyan) (born 1968), Armenian dramatist, film director and actor
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William S. Sahakian (1922– 1986), an American philosopher
Sahakyan
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Adam Sahakyan (1996–2016), sergeant of the Armed Forces of Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army, killed in the Four-Day War
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Anushavan Sahakyan (born 1972), Armenian Freestyle wrestler
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Aramais Sahakyan (born 1936), an Armenian poet and translator
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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
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Bako Sahakyan (born 1960), former president of
Artsakh
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Galust Sahakyan (born 1949), Armenian politician, MP and the former President of the National Assembly of Armenia
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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
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Norayr Sahakyan (born 1987), an Armenian football player
Saakian
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Sumbat Saakian (1951–1993), a politician in the Government of Abkhazian Autonomous Republic
Saakyan
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Mariya Saakyan (1980–2018), Russian film director
Ter-Sahakyan
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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).
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Robert Sahakyants, Armenian animation film director
See also
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Armenian surnames
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Isaac of Armenia
Isaac or Sahak of Armenia ( – ) was the catholicos (or patriarch) of the Armenian Church from until . He is sometimes known as ''Isaac the Great'' or ''Sahak the Parthian'' () in reference to his father's Parthian origin. He was the last Ar ...
References
Armenian-language surnames
Patronymic surnames
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