Petrosyan
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| Petrosyan | |
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| Pronunciation | [pɛtɾosˈjɑn] |
| Meaning | "son of Petros" |
| Region of origin | Armenia |
Petrosyan (Armenian: Պետրոսյան), Petrosian, Petrossian, Bedrosian or Bedrossian is one of the most common[citation needed] surnames in Armenia. It is a patronymic from the Armenian first name Petros (equivalent to Peter, making the name effectively equivalent to Peterson).
The following people share this surname:
- Armenak Petrosyan (born 1973), Armenian professional footballer
- Giorgio Petrosyan (born 1985), Italian-Armenian professional welterweight kickboxer
- Leonard Petrosyan (1953–1999), Nagorno-Karabakh Republic politician; second Nagorno-Karabakh Republic President (March 1997 – September 1997)
- Yevgeny Petrosyan (born 1945), Russian stand-up comedian
- Steve Bedrosian (born 1947), American former Major League Baseball player
- Pascal Bedrossian (born 1974), French professional footballer
- Arshak Petrosian (born 1953), Armenian chess grandmaster
- Manouk Petrosian,[clarification needed] Armenian scholar and theologian
- Tigran Petrosian (1929–1984), Soviet-Armenian chess grandmaster and world champion
- Tigran L. Petrosian (born 1984), Armenian chess grandmaster
- Vahé Petrosian, American astrophysicist and cosmologist
- Levon Ter-Petrossian (born 1945), Armenian politician; first Armenian President (1991–1998)
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