Ambartsumian
Sign in to saveAmbartsumian, Ambartsumyan, Hambardzumyan, Hambardzumian, Hambartsumyan or Hambartsumian () is an Armenian surname. In Armenian onomastics, it is a religious surname derived from 'Hambardzum' meaning Ascension of Jesus. The suffix '-yan' denotes surname (all Armenian surnames end in -ian or -yan with a few exceptions). The variants beginning without H (Ambartsoumian, Ambartsumian, Ambartsumyan, etc.) originated in the USSR as Russian lacks the sound H. Notable people with this last name include : Armen Ambartsumyan, multiple people Armen Hambardzumyan (born 1958), Armenian actor and producer A
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- Ambartsumian (surname)
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- Armenian
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- Armenian alphabet
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- A516
- native label
- Համբարձումեան
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Ambartsumian, Ambartsumyan, Hambardzumyan, Hambardzumian, Hambartsumyan or Hambartsumian () is an Armenian surname. In Armenian onomastics, it is a religious surname derived from 'Hambardzum' meaning Ascension of Jesus. The suffix '-yan' denotes surname (all Armenian surnames end in -ian or -yan with a few exceptions). The variants beginning without H (Ambartsoumian, Ambartsumian, Ambartsumyan, etc.) originated in the USSR as Russian lacks the sound H. Notable people with this last name include : Armen Ambartsumyan, multiple people Armen Hambardzumyan (born 1958), Armenian actor and producer Arsen Hambardzumyan (born 1973), Armenian politician David Hambartsumyan (1956–1992), Armenian diver Eduard Hambardzumyan (born 1986), Armenian boxer Hovhannes Hambardzumyan (born 1990), Armenian footballer Levon Ambartsumian (born 1955), Armenian violinist and conductor Ofelya Hambardzumyan (1925–2016), Armenian folk singer Sargis Hambardzumyan, Soviet Armenian politician and professional revolutionary of the Bolshevik Party Sergey Ambartsumian (1922–2018), Soviet and Armenian scientist Sergo Hambardzumyan (1910–1983), Armenian weightlifter Viktor Ambartsumian (1908–1996), Soviet Armenian astronomer and astrophysicist Vyacheslav Ambartsumyan (1940–2008), Soviet international footballer
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