Girls’ names and their hidden meaning

Many Armenian first names are everyday words.

Lusine comes from “lusin”, the moon. Arevik comes from “arev”, the sun, and Astghik from “astgh”, the star.

Anush means “sweet”, Gohar “jewel” and Hasmik “jasmine”.

Did you know? Astghik was also the goddess of love and water of the ancient Armenians. Vardavar, the festival where people splash each other, was dedicated to her.

Words to listen to

Romanization	Armenian	Meaning
Lusine	Լուսինե	the moon
Anush	Անուշ	sweet
Astghik	Աստղիկ	little star
Arevik	Արևիկ	little sun
Gohar	Գոհար	jewel
Hasmik	Հասմիկ	jasmine

Tap a row’s button to hear the word. Romanization and audio come from the app (Eastern Armenian).

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