Sargis

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Field	Value
name	Sargis
pronunciation
gender	Masculine
meaning	"Protector"
region	West Asia
origin	Armenian: Սարգիս
related names	Sergius, Sargent
alternative spelling	Sarkis, Sarkees, Serkis
nickname	Seggy, Sagi, Sago, Sako, Seggo
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Sargis (, ; , ) is a masculine given name and surname that is used in both Armenian and Assyrian communities. The name ultimately derived from the Latin name Sergius, and is partly derived from the name's Classical Syriac form. The Armenian surname Sargsyan/Sarkisian is derived from this name.

The name may also be alternatively used as Sarkis, used primarily by Armenians.

Assyrian tradition

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In the Assyrian community, the name Sargis is a common veneration to Saint Sergius who was martyred in the Syriac speaking city of Resafa, popularizing the name in the language amongst liturgically Syriac speaking communities since at least the 4th century. The name (, ), meaning Saint Sargis, is also used for Assyrian churches in both the Assyrian homeland and diaspora.

Notable peoples

Saints

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Sargis the General, 4th century Armenian saint, not to be confused with Saint Sergius
Sergius of Samarkand, Church of the East saint ()

Mononym

Sargis of Aïbeg and Serkis, Mongol envoys to Europe
Sargis of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, Patriarch of the Church of the East (860–872)
Avag-Sargis III Zakarian (died 1268), Armenian noble and general in Georgia

Given name

Sargis I Jaqeli (died 1285), Georgian nobleman of the House of Jaqeli and sovereign Prince
Sargis II Hasan-Jalalyan (died 1828), last Catholicos of the Church of Caucasian Albania
Sargis II Jaqeli (1271–1334), Georgian prince and ruler of the Principality of Samtskhe
Sargis II Tmogveli, 13th-century Georgian statesman and writer
Sargis Abrahamyan (1915–1969), Soviet-Armenian writer
Sargis Adamyan (born 1993), Armenian footballer
Sargis Aleksanyan (born 1983), Armenian politician
Sargis Araratyan (1886–1943), Armenian politician in the First Republic of Armenia
Sargis Baghdasaryan (1923–2001), Soviet-Armenian sculptor
Sargis Barkhudaryan (1887–1973), Armenian composer, pianist and educator
Sargis Galstyan (born 1979), Armenian actor and theatre director
Sargis Hambardzumyan (1870–1944), Soviet Armenian politician and revolutionary
Sargis Hovhannisian (1879–1919), better known as Aram Manukian, Armenian statesman and revolutionary
Sargis Hovhannisyan (born 1968), Armenian football player
Sargis Hovsepyan (born 1972), Armenian football player
Sargis Kakabadze (1886–1967), Georgian historian and philologist
Sargis Karapetyan (born 1990), Armenian football player
Sargis Khachatryan (born 1964), Polish-Armenian former football player
Sargis Khachatryan, Brazilian-Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler
Sargis Khandanyan (born 1990), Armenian politician
Sargis Lukashin (1883 or 1885–1937), Soviet-Armenian Bolshevik and statesman
Sargis Manasyan (died 1920), acting Minister of Interior in the First Republic of Armenia
Sargis Manoukyan, co-founder of the Armenian rock group Empyray
Sargis Martirosjan (born 1986), Austrian-Armenian weightlifter
Sargis Mehrabyan (died 1943), Armenian military figure
Sargis Mubayeajean (1860–1937), pen name Atrpet, Armenian writer
Sargis Paradzhanov (1924–1990), better known by his Russian name Sergei Parajanov, Soviet-Armenian film director
Sargis Pitsak, early 14th century Armenian artist
Sargis Sargsian (born 1973), former professional tennis player from Armenia
Sargis Tmogveli, late 12th and early 13th century Georgian statesman and writer
Sargis Tonoyan (born 1988), Armenian Greco-Roman wrestling
Sargis Yosip (born 1950), Assyrian bishop from Iraq
Sargis Zakarian (died 1187), founder of the Zakarid noble dynasty
Sargis Reshaina, 6th century physician and priest who translated Greek medical works into Syriac
Sargis Bkhira, 6th-century Assyrian monk who prophesied the coming of Prophet Muhammad

Surname

Ashur Bet Sargis (born 1949), Assyrian composer and singer
Hayden Sargis (born 2002), Assyrian American soccer player

References

Hanks, Patrick. (2003). "Dictionary of American Family Names". [[Oxford University Press]].
Hanks, Patrick. (2022). "Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd Edition". [[Oxford University Press]].
"Religion in language policy, and the survival of Syriac". California State University, San Bernardino.
"Greek and Syriac inscriptions on the chancel screen of the church of *Sergios (soldier and martyr of Rusafa, S00023) in Zabad (near Anasartha, to the southeast of Chalkis and Beroia/Aleppo, north Syria), listing donors involved in the construction of this sanctuary, and possibly invoking Sergios. 6th c. (after 511).". pnowakowski.
"MAAR-SARGIZ HISTORICAL CHURCH".
"Assyrian Church of the East - Mar Sargis IL".

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