Bedros
Bedros is a name in Eastern Armenian meaning "rock", and is thus a form of the name Peter. Bedrosian (Eastern Armenian Petrosyan), meaning "son of Bedros/ Petros" is also a common Armenian name.
Religious personalities[edit]
- Armenian Apostolic Church
- Peter I of Armenia, i.e. Bedros I Ketadarz (d. 1058)
- Bedros IV of Cilicia, Bedros IV Sarajian (1870–1940), Armenian Catholicos of Great House of Cilicia
- Various men who served as Armenian Patriarchs of Constantinople
- Various men who served as Armenian Patriarchs of Jerusalem
- Armenian Catholic Church
All Armenian Catholic Patriarch-Catholicoi carry Bedros as a middle name, including:
- Abraham Petros I Ardzivian, Patriarch Catholicos of Cilicia in 1740–1749
- Jacob Petros II Hovsepian, Patriarch Catholicos of Cilicia in 1749–1753
- Michael Petros III Kasparian, Patriarch Catholicos of Cilicia in 1753–1780
- Basile Petros IV Avkadian, Patriarch Catholicos of Cilicia in 1780–1788
- Grégoire-Pierre XV Agagianian (1895–1971)
- Ignatius Bedros XVI Batanian (1899–1979)
- Hemaiag Bedros XVII Ghedighian (1905–1998)
- Hovhannes Bedros XVIII Kasparian (1927–2011)
- Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni (1940-2015)
- Krikor Bedros XX Gabroyan (born 1934)
Given name[edit]
Some people with this given name include:
- Bedros (Bedik), Armenian merchant magnate of late 16th and first half of the 17th centuries
- Petros Adamian or Bedros Atamian (1849–1891), Ottoman-Armenian actor, poet, writer, artist and public figure
- Bedros Bedrosian (born 1955), Romanian Armenian triple jumper
- Bedros Hadjian (1933–2012), Buenos Aires-based Armenian writer, educator and journalist
- Bedros Kapamajian (1840–1912), Ottoman-Armenian businessmen, textile trader, and mayor of the town of Van, Ottoman Empire
- Bedros Keresteciyan (1840–1907), Ottoman-Armenian linguist, journalist, translator, and writer of the first etymology dictionary of the Turkish language
- Bedros Kirkorov (born 1932), Bulgarian and Russian singer and bandleader of Armenian origin
- Bedros Magakyan (1826–1891), Ottoman-Armenian actor and theater director and founder of the Armenian Oriental Theatre
- Bedros Parian (1873–1896), better known by his nom de guerre Papken Siuni, important figure in the Armenian national movement and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation
- Bedros Sirabyan (1833–1898), Ottoman-Armenian painter
- Bedros Tourian (1851–1872), famous Armenian poet, playwright and actor.
See also[edit]
- Petrosian / Bedrosian / Bedrossian