Sargis

For people with similar or related names, see Sarkis (disambiguation) and Sergius (disambiguation).

Sargis (Armenian: Սարգիս, Armenian pronunciation: [sɑɾˈkʰis]; Syriac: ܣܪܓܝܣ, Syriac pronunciation: [sargis]) is a masculine given name and surname that is used in both Armenian^[1] and Assyrian^[2] 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.

Sargis

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

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

Assyrian tradition

Saints Sergius and Bacchus with their names written in Syriac. Sargis is seen on the right in this iconography with the caption ܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ (Mar Sargis) above him.

In the Assyrian community, the name Sargis is a common veneration to Saint Sergius who was martyred in the Syriac speaking city of Resafa,^[3][4] popularizing the name in the language amongst liturgically Syriac speaking communities since at least the 4th century. The name (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ, Syriac pronunciation: [mar sargis]), meaning Saint Sargis, is also used for Assyrian churches in both the Assyrian homeland^[5] and diaspora.^[6]

Notable peoples

Saints

The Armenian Saint, Sargis the General

• Sargis the General, 4th century Armenian saint, not to be confused with Saint Sergius
• Sergius of Samarkand, Church of the East saint (fl. before the conversion of the Keraites around 1007)

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

See also

• Sarkis
• Serge (given name)
• Serj
• Sargent (name)
• Sergius (name)
• St. Sarkis Church (disambiguation)
• Mar Sarkis (disambiguation)