Poghossian

Poghossian, Pogossyan, Poghosyan, Poghosian, Pogosyan, etc., (Armenian: Պողոսյան) is an Armenian surname. Also Ter-Pogossian, Der-Pogossian, and variants. Ter/Der indicates priesthood descent. The Western Armenian equivalent is Boghossyan. It is a patronymic from the first name Poghos (Armenian: Պողոս), equivalent to Paul, making the name effectively equivalent to Paulson. It may refer to:

  • Armen Poghosyan, conductor of "Sofia" Russian private orchestra
  • Armen Poghosyan (military musician), Armenian military musician
  • David Pogosian, Olympic wrestler
  • Gevorik Poghosyan, Armenian weightlifter
  • Gilbert Pogosyan, American soccer player
  • Hasmik Poghosyan, Minister of Culture of Armenia
  • Manvel Ter-Pogosyan, a.k.a. Amurai, American trance music producer
  • Metakse Poghosian, Armenian poet
  • Michael Poghosyan, Armenian film and theatre actor and judge on the Armenian version of Pop Idol
  • Mihran Poghosyan, Armenian businessman
  • Mikhail Pogosyan, Russian aerospace engineer
  • Ann Ter-Pogossian, American artist
  • Michel Ter-Pogossian, American physicist
  • Poghos Poghosyan, killed by President Kocharyan's bodyguards
  • Sofya Poghosyan, Armenian broadcaster, psychologist and actress
  • Stefan Pogosyan, Russian chess master
  • Stepan Karapetovich Pogosyan
  • Yura Poghosyan, a National Hero of Armenia
  • Genrikh Poghosyan, Soviet party leader of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast
  • Zhirayr Poghosyan, Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh
Surname list
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Surnames associated with the given name Paul
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  • Pal, anglicized to Paul
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