Alaverdyan or Alaverdian is an Armenian patronymic surname. There are two possible origuns. It may come comes from a combination of two words: from the Old Armenian word áìáþ (alav) meaning flame, fire[1], and from the Old Armenian ÃÂ¥ÃÂä (erd) meaning roof, figuratively meaning house, family. The surname, translated, means "family hearth." By another version, derived from the given name Allahverdi, similar to some other surnames introduced in the Russian Empire. Notable people with the surname include: