Sarkis

Sarkis
Pronunciation	Armenian: [sɑɾˈkʰis], Western Armenian: [sɑɾˈkis];
Gender	Masculine
Origin
Word/name	Armenian: Սարգիս
Meaning	"Protector"
Region of origin	West Asia
Other names
Alternative spelling	Sargis, Sarkees, Serkis
Nickname(s)	Seggy, Sagi, Sago, Sako, Seggo
Related names	Sergius, Sargent

Sarkis (Armenian: Սարգիս, Armenian pronunciation: [sɑɾˈkʰis]) is a masculine given name and surname. The name may also be alternatively spelled/written as Sargis, used by both Armenians and Assyrians.

People with the mononym

Notable figures who use "Sarkis" as a mononym include:

Sargis the General or Sarkis the Warrior, a 4th century martyr and military saint in the Armenian Apostolic Church
- Saint Sarkis Monastery of Ushi, in Armenia
Sarkis, the name of three Armenian patriarchs of Jerusalem
Sarkis I of Armenia, Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church 992–1019
Sarkis II the Relic-Carrier, Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church 1469–1474
Sarkis Rizzi (1572–1638), head of the Maronite Church 1581–1597
Aïbeg and Serkis, 13th century Mongol envoys to Europe
Sergius and Bacchus, or variant spellings, 4th century Syrian Christian soldiers revered as martyrs and military saints

People with the given name

Notable people who use "Sarkis" as a given name include:

Sarkis Acopian (1926–2007), inventor, industrialist, environmentalist, and humanitarian
Sarkis Aghajan Mamendo (born 1962), Iraqi Assyrian politician and government minister in Iraqi Kurdistan
Sarkis Assadourian (born 1948), Armenian-Canadian politician and MP in the Canadian Parliament (House of Commons)
Sarkis Assadourian (born 1948), Iranian-Armenian fencer
Sarkis Balasanian (born 1978), musical artist
Sarkis Balyan (1835–1899), Ottoman Armenian designer and artist
Sarkis Bedikian (1908–1944), Armenian resistance fighter during the Battle of Marseille
Sarkis Bohosjan (born 1941), Bulgarian chess player
Sarkis Diranian (1854–1918), Armenian orientalist painter
Sarkis Djanbazian (1913–1963), Iranian-Armenian artist
Sarkis Dkhrouni (1898–1929), Armenian politician and writer
Sarkis Elgkian (born 1972), retired Armenian-Greek wrestler
Sarkis Erganian (1870–1950), Ottoman Armenian painter
Sarkis Hayrapetyan (born 1992), Armenian figure skater
Sarkis Hovanessian (1879–1919), the birth name of Aram Manukian, Armenian statesman and revolutionary
Sarkis Jebejian (1864–1920), Armenian military leader
Sarkis Kasyan (1876–1937), Soviet-Armenian statesman and politician
Sarkis Katchadourian (1886–1947), Armenian artist
Sarkis Lole, 20th-century Ottoman Armenian architect
Sarkis Martirosyan (1900–1984), Soviet-Armenian general in the Red Army
Sarkis Mazmanian (born 1972), Armenian-American microbiologist
Sarkis Minassian (1873–1915), Armenian activist killed during the Armenian genocide
Sarkis Moussa (born 1929), Lebanese boxer
Sarkis Mubayeajian (1860–1937), better known by his pen name Atrpet, Armenian novelist and writer
Sarkis Ordyan (1918–2003), Ukrainian-Armenian painter
Sarkis Sarchayan (1947–2021), Soviet table tennis player
Sarkis Soghanalian (1929–2011), nicknamed Merchant of Death, an international private arms dealer
Sarkis Torossian (1891–1954), Ottoman Armenian military general
Sarkis Zabunyan (born 1938), better known as just Sarkis, Armenian-Turkish-French conceptual artist
Sarkis Zeitlian (1930–1985), Lebanese Armenian politician and journalist

Middle name

Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian (1869–1955), British Armenian businessman and philanthropist
Nubar Sarkis Gulbenkian (1896–1972), British Armenian businessman and socialite

People with the surname

Notable people who use "Sarkis" as a surname include:

Abe Sarkis (1913–1991), American mobster (Boston)
Angela Sarkis (born 1955), American businesswoman
Charles Sarkis (1940–2018), American restaurateur and dog racetrack owner
Elias Sarkis (1924–1985), Lebanese lawyer and politician, President of Lebanon from 1976 to 1982
Ghassan Sarkis (born 1957), Lebanese-French basketball coach
Hashim Sarkis (born 1964), Lebanese architect
Inanna Sarkis (born 1993), Assyrian-Bulgarian YouTuber
Joseph Sarkis (born 1949), Lebanese politician and government minister
Joseph Elian Sarkis (1856–1932), Syrian writer and translator
Karl Sarkis (born 1986), Lebanese basketball player
Nazira Farah Sarkis (born 1962), Syrian-Armenian former Minister of Environment Affairs
Rolf Sarkis, founder of the European Film Actor School
Stephanie Moulton Sarkis, specialist in the treatment of ADD/ADHD and medical writer

People with the mononym

People with the given name

Middle name

People with the surname

See also