Yervand () and in some transliterations Ervand (in

Western Armenian Western Armenian ( ) 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 based on the Yerevan Arme ...

Yervant), is an

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. The Hellenic equivalent is Orontes. Ervand / Yervand / Yervant may refer to:

Ervand

Ervand Abrahamian Ervand Abrahamian (; ; born 1940) is an Iranian-American historian of the Middle East. He is Distinguished Professor of History at Baruch College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Early life Ervand Vahan Abrahamian wa ...

(born 1940) Marxist historian of Middle Eastern and particularly Iranian history * Ervand Kogbetliantz (1888–1974), Armenian/American mathematician and first president of the Yerevan State University

Orontes

Orontes I Sakavakyats Orontes I Sakavakyats () was a legendary king of Armenia, who was the personification of the Orontid dynasty. In historiography Orontes appears in both in the ''Cyropaedia'' of the Greek soldier and historian Xenophon (died 354 BC) and the ''H ...

(native Armenian name Yervand I Sakavakyats), king of the Orontid dynasty, reigning in the period between 570 BC – 560 BC. *

Orontes I Orontes I ( Old Persian: ''*Arvanta-''; died 344 BC) was a military officer of the Achaemenid Empire and satrap of Armenia at the end of the 5th-century BC and first half of the 4th-century BC. He is notable for having led the unsuccessful Gre ...

(native Armenian name Yervand I),

Orontid dynasty The Orontid dynasty, also known as the Eruandids or Eruandunis, ruled the Satrapy of Armenia until 330 BC and the Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity), Kingdom of Armenia from 321 BC to 200 BC. The Orontids ruled first as client kings or satraps of t ...

king who reigned during the period between 401 BC – 344 BC *

Orontes II Orontes II (Old Persian: ''*Arvanta-'') was a Persian noble living in the 4th century BC. He is probably to be identified as the satrap of Armenia under Darius III, and may in fact have succeeded Darius in this position when Darius ascended the ...

(native Armenian name Yervand II), son of Orontes I, ruler of the

Satrapy of Armenia The Satrapy of Armenia ( Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 or 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴𐎹 ), a region controlled by the Orontid dynasty (570–201 BC), was one of the satrapies of the Achaemenid Empire in the 6th century BC that later became an ...

*Orontes III (native Armenian name Yervand III), King of Armenia *

Orontes IV Orontes IV ( Old Persian: ''*Arvanta-'') was the son of King Arsames and is recorded as ruling Armenia from inscriptions found at the historic capital of the Orontid dynasty, Armavir. He was the founder of the city of Yervandashat and Ervanda ...

(native Armenian name Yervand IV), son of King Arsames and founder of

Yervandashat Yervandashat or Eruandashat ( (reformed); ( classical)) was an Armenian city and one of the historical capitals of Armenia, serving as the capital city between and 176 BC under the rule of the Orontid dynasty and at the beginning of the rule of ...

Yervand

Yervand Kochar Yervand "Kochar" Kocharyan, also known as Ervand Kochar (; 1899 – 1979) was a prominent sculptor and modern artist of the twentieth century and a founder of Painting in Space art movement. The Ervand Kochar Museum is located in Yerevan, Armenia ...

(1899-1979), Armenian sculptor and artist *

Yervand Krbachyan Yervand Mesropi Krbachyan (, born 1 October 1971) is an Armenian former football defender and current manager. He was also capped for the USSR U-20 team at the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship was the ...

(born 1971), Armenian football player * Yervand Lalayan (1864-1931), Armenian ethnographer, archaeologist, folklorist *

Yervand Manaryan Yervand Manaryan (; September 20, 1924 – February 19, 2020) was an Iranian-born Armenian actor. Manaryan was born in Arak, Iran in 1924 in a family from Agulis, Nakhichevan. In 1946 his family repatriated to Soviet Armenia along with thousands ...

(born 1924), Iranian-born Armenian actor *

Yervand Margaryan Yervand Margaryan, (, born 19.11.1961) armenian historian, doctor of historical sciences. Professor, Head of the Department of World History and Foreign Regional Studies in Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University, Leading Researcher of Institute o ...

(born 1961), Armenian historian *

Yervand Mkrtchyan Yervand Mkrtchyan (; born 11 June 1996) is an Armenian middle and long-distance runner. A six time national champion, he is the Armenian national record holder for the 1500 metres and 3000 metres. He is also a four time Balkan Athletics Champio ...

(born 1996), Armenian runner *

Yervand Sukiasyan Yervand Garsevanovich Sukiasyan (, born on 20 January 1967) is an Armenian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He earned 35 caps for the Armenia national team between 1994 and 2001. Sukiasyan finished his playing career w ...

(born 1967), Armenian football player *

Yervand Zakharyan Yervand Zakharyan (; born 14 May 1946) is an Armenian politician and the former mayor of the Armenian capital Yerevan. He is a member of the country's Republican Party and was the 8th mayor of the Armenian capital since Armenia's independence ...

(born 1946), Armenian politician and the former mayor of Yerevan

Yervant

* Yervant Aghaton (1860–1935), Armenian political figure, agronomist, publisher, writer, and one of the founding members of the Armenian General Benevolent Union * Yervant Gobelyan (1923–2010), Turkish Armenian poet and writer *

Yervant Odian Yervant Odian (; 19 September 1869 – 1926) was an Ottoman Armenian satirist, journalist and playwright. He is regarded as one of the most influential Armenian satirists, along with his contemporary Hagop Baronian. He is best known for his w ...

(1869–1926), Armenian satirist and writer *

Yervant Pamboukian Yervant Pamboukian () is an Armenian historian, editor and a member of ARF party. Biography Pamboukian was born in Aleppo, Syria in August 1933. He has continued his secondary education in Karen Jeppe Armenian Secondary School in Aleppo till ...

(born 1933), Armenian historian *

Yervant Srmakeshkhanlian Yervant Srmakeshkhanlian (; 1870 – 1915), known by his pen name Erukhan () or Yerukhan, was an Armenian writer of late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was killed during the Armenian genocide. Life Erukhan was born in 1870 in the city of ...

(pen name Erukhan, 1870–1915), Armenian writer *

Yervant Terzian Yervant Terzian (February 9, 1939November 25, 2019) was an American astronomer. He was the Tisch Distinguished Professor Emeritus in Cornell University's Department of Astronomy, which he chaired between 1979 and 1999. Background Yervant Terzian ...

(1939–2019), Armenian-American astronomer *

Yervant Voskan Yervant Voskan (1855 in Istanbul – 1914 in Istanbul) was an Armenians, Armenian painter, sculptor, instructor, and administrator. He is the first known sculptor in modern Turkey, Turkish sculpture history and as the first sculpture teacher at t ...

, also known as Osgan Efendi (1855–1914), Ottoman Armenian painter, sculptor, instructor *

Yervant Zorian Yervant Zorian is an American electrical engineer known for his work on Integrated circuit testing. He is an IEEE Fellow for contributions to built-in self-test of complex devices and systems since 1999. Zorian won the 2005 Hans Karlsson Award and ...

, American electrical engineer

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