Sahakian Explained

Sahakian (Armenian: Armenian: Սահակեան) or Sahakyan (Սահակյան) is a fairly common surname in Armenia originating from the patronymic Armenian equivalent to Isaac. Sahakian translates to Isaacson, Son of Isaac, or descendant of Isaac.

The surname can refer to the following people:

Sahakian

Barbara Sahakian American-born neuroscientist, based in Cambridge, UK
Henry D. Sahakian, an Iranian-American businessman, the founder of Uni-Mart
Jack Sahakian (1931 – 1995), an American actor
Oshin Sahakian (born 1986), an Iranian basketball player
Vahram Sahakian (sometimes as Vahram Sahakyan) (born 1968), Armenian dramatist, film director and actor
William S. Sahakian (1922– 1986), an American philosopher

Sahakyan

Adam Sahakyan (1996–2016), sergeant of the Armed Forces of Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army, killed in the Four-Day War
Anushavan Sahakyan (born 1972), Armenian Freestyle wrestler
Aramais Sahakyan (born 1936), an Armenian poet and translator
Avetik Sahakyan (1863 – 1933), former Parliamentary President of Armenia
Bako Sahakyan (born 1960), former president of Artsakh
Galust Sahakyan (born 1949), Armenian politician, MP and the former President of the National Assembly of Armenia
Gevorg Sahakyan (born 1990), Polish Greco-Roman wrestler of Armenian descent
Norayr Sahakyan (born 1987), an Armenian football player

Saakian

Sumbat Saakian (1951–1993), a politician in the Government of Abkhazian Autonomous Republic

Saakyan

Mariya Saakyan (1980–2018), Russian film director

Ter-Sahakyan

Samvel Ter-Sahakyan (born 1993), Armenian chess grandmaster

Sahakyants

Sahakyants is an archaized form of Sahakyan (as is the case with other Armenian surnames ending with -ts).

Robert Sahakyants, Armenian animation film director