Aram (given name)

Aram
Pronunciation	[ɑˈɾɑm]
Gender	Masculine
Language(s)	Aramaic, Armenian
Origin
Meaning	"High lands" in Aramaic "Son of the sun" in Armenian

Aram (Armenian: Արամ pronounced [ɑˈɾɑm], Aramaic: אַרָם‎) is an Armenian patriarch in the History of Armenia (Moses of Chorene), and a popular masculine name in Armenian. It appears in Hebrew and Aramaic, although its origins and meaning are different.

First name

(Notable bearers of the name)

• Aram I (born 1947) birth Bedros Keshishian, Catholicos, head of the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia (Armenian Apostolic Church), Antelias, Lebanon
• Aram Andonian (1875-1952), Armenian journalist, historian and writer
• Aram Asatryan (1953–2006), Armenian pop singer and songwriter
• Aram Avakian (1926-1987), American film editor and director
• Aram Ayrapetyan (born 1986), Russian football player
• Aram Shahin Davud Bakoyan (born 1954), Iraqi politician
• Aram Pachyan (born 1983), Armenian writer, novelist, journalist, and columnist
• Aram Bakshian, American speech writer
• Aram Barlezizyan (born 1936), Armenian academic
• Aram Bartholl (born 1972), German artist
• Aram Bedrosian (born 1977), American bass guitarist of Armenian descent
• Aram Chobanian (born 1929), American university president
• Aram Gharabekyan, Armenian conductor
• Aram Haigaz (1900-1986), Armenian-American writer
• Aram Hakobyan (born 1979), Soviet born Armenian football player
• Aram Hamparian, American executive director of Armenian National Committee of America
• Aram Hur (born 1971), South Korean educator, publisher, lecturer, and social activist
• Aram James, political activist, government watchdog, and attorney
• Aram Karam (born 1926), Iraqi footballer
• Aram Karapetyan (born 1964), Armenian politician
• Aram Khachaturian (1903–1978), Armenian composer
• Aram Khalili (born 1989), Iranian-Norwegian of Kurdish descent football player
• Aram Manukian (1879-1919), Armenian revolutionary, politician and general
• Aram Miskaryan (1973-2009), Armenian sportsman and actor
• Aram J. Pothier (1854-1928), American governor of Rhode Island
• Aram Ramazyan (born 1978), Armenian boxer
• Aram Roston, American investigative journalist
• Aram Safrastyan (1888-1966), Armenian academic
• Aram Sargsyan (born 1961), Armenian Prime Minister
• Aram Gaspar Sargsyan (born 1949), Armenian politician
• Aram Sarkisov (born 1984), Russian football player
• Aram Saroyan (born 1943), Armenian poet, novelist, biographer, memoirist and playwright
• Aram Satian (born 1947), Armenian composer and songwriter
• Aram Shah (fl. 1210–1211), second sultan of the Mamluk Sultanate
• Aram Ter-Ghevondyan (1928–1988), Armenian historian
• Aram Tigran (1934-2009), Armenian singer
• Aram Voskanyan (born 1975), Soviet born Armenian football player
• Aram Yengoyan (born 1936), professor of anthropology at University of California, Davis

See also

• Armenian patriarch (disambiguation)
• Arame of Urartu

References

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