Petrosyan
| Pronunciation | [pɛtɾɔsˈjɑn] |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "son of Petros" |
| Region of origin | Armenia |
Petrosyan (Armenian: Պետրոսյան), Petrosian or Petrossian (Eastern Armenian), Bedrosian or Bedrossian (Western Armenian) 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:
Petrosyan
- Armen Petrosyan (born 1986), Armenia-Italian kickboxer
- Armenak Petrosyan (born 1973), Armenian professional footballer
- Artur Petrosyan (born 1971), Armenian professional footballer
- Galust Petrosyan (born 1981), Armenian professional footballer
- Giorgio Petrosyan (born 1985), Armenian-Italian kickboxer
- Leonard Petrosyan (1953–1999), Nagorno-Karabakh Republic politician; second Nagorno-Karabakh Republic President (March – September 1997)
- Mariam Petrosyan (born 1969), Armenian painter, cartoonist and novelist
- Petros Petrosyan (1968–2012), Armenian painter
- Sergey Petrosyan (born 1988), Russian weightlifter of Armenian descent
- Vardan Petrosyan (born 1959), Armenian actor, scriptwriter, and parodist
- Vardges Petrosyan (1932–1994), Armenian writer
- Yevgeny Petrosyan (born 1945), Russian stand-up comedian of Armenian descent
Petrosian
- Arshak Petrosian (born 1953), Armenian chess grandmaster
- Mahaya Petrosian (born 1970), Iranian actress of Armenian descent
- Manouk Petrosian (1676–1749), 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
Ter-Petrossian
- Levon Ter-Petrossian (born 1945), Armenian politician; first Armenian President (1991–1998)
- Semeno Ter-Petrosian (1882–1922), Bolshevik revolutionary known as Kamo
Bedrosian
- Steve Bedrosian (born 1957), American former Major League Baseball player
Bedrossian
- Pascal Bedrossian (born 1974), French professional footballer
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