Vardan (; Vartan or Wartan in Western Armenian transliteration, pronounced in both Eastern and Western Armenian), Varden () in Georgian, is an Armenian name of Middle Persian origin (from Mid. Pers. WardÃÂ), popular in Armenia and Georgia.
Saint Vardan
Given name
- Vardan Adjemyan, Armenian composer of orchestral, operatic and chamber works
- Vardan Aigektsi (died 1250), Armenian author
- Vardan Ajemian (1905âÂÂ1977), Soviet Armenian theatral director and actor, People's Artist of USSR (1965)
- Vardan Areveltsi (1198âÂÂ1271), Armenian historian, geographer, philosopher and translator
- Vardan Ayvazyan, the former Ecology Minister of Armenia
- Vardan Bostanjyan (born 1949), Armenian politician
- Vardan Ghazaryan (born 1969), Lebanese-Armenian footballer
- Vardan Khachatryan (born 1968), former Armenian football defender
- Vardan Kushnir (1969âÂÂ2005), spammer of Armenian descent
- Vardan Mamikonian (musician), Armenian pianist, and a naturalised French citizen
- Vardan Mazalov (born 1983), Uzbek SSR born Armenian football striker
- Vardan Militosyan (born 1950), Armenian weightlifter
- Vardan Minasyan (born 1974), Armenian football manager and former player
- Vardan Oskanyan (born 1955), Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia during 1998âÂÂ2008
- Vardan Voskanyan (born 1972), Armenian judoka
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