With names such as Astrik 'little star' and 'Kaspar 'one of the three wise men', this beautiful gift edition of over 400 Armenian girls' and boys' first names is more then a guide for parents-to-be. It intertwines the modernity and tradition of Armenian culture. Each name has been traced back to its meaning and origin, uncovering historical significance, religious allusion, or nature reference. Features over 400 entries.
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Nicholas Awde is a writer and regional consultant based in the Caucasus and Central Asia. Peter Maghashyan is a freelance journalist, analyst, and consultant on regional, political, and economic issues. He is based in Yerevan, Armenia.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Thoroughly recommended,
By Ted Sorenson (Paris, France) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Armenian First Names: By Nicholas Awde & Emanuela Losi (First Name Books from Hippocrene) (Hardcover)
A well researched volume, using original Armenian sources, that also manages to have beautiful presentation. It's rare to find this combination. Thoroughly recommended, even if only for a browse, as a window on the personal names of such an evocative culture.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Good book to have around!,
By F J Avakian (Chicago) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Armenian First Names: By Nicholas Awde & Emanuela Losi (First Name Books from Hippocrene) (Hardcover)
It has a huge range of Armenian boys' and girls' names with explanations where they all come from. It's amazing how innternational we've always been! The design is beautiful too. We don't have kids yet, but it's a good book to have around!
5 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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Not what it sems to be,
By Armen Galstyan (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Armenian First Names: By Nicholas Awde & Emanuela Losi (First Name Books from Hippocrene) (Hardcover)
The title of this book looks like a good book. But the decriptions of the names are wrong. The writers of the book are not Armenian so thy did not write a acurate book. The decriptions are WRONG. The book says some Armenian names comes from Hebrew and Persis which is not true, infact its the oposite. Dont buy this book it is a Propganda.
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Western Armenia, Ottoman Turkish, Ancient Persian, Sayat Nova, Old Germanic, King Drtad, Old Persian, Ancient Egyptian, Saint Shoushan Browse Sample Pages:
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Western Armenia, Ottoman Turkish, Ancient Persian, Sayat Nova, Old Germanic, King Drtad, Old Persian, Ancient Egyptian, Saint Shoushan Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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