Armenia

Type Country
Usage English, Spanish, Italian, Romanian, Polish, Greek, Norwegian, Finnish, Indonesian, Malay, Ancient Roman, Ancient Greek
Scripts Αρμενία(Greek) Ἀρμενία(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. ahr-MEE-nee-ə(American English) ah-MEE-nee-ə(British English) ar-MEH-nya(Spanish, Italian, Polish) AHR-meh-nee-ah(Finnish)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From Greek Ἀρμενία (Armenia), which was from Old Persian Armina, which is itself probably of Armenian origin. This is the name of a country in the Caucasus region, called Hayastan in Armenian.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesArmeniya(Bengali) Armenija(Bosnian) Armeniya(Bulgarian) Armenija(Croatian) Arménie(Czech) Armenien(Danish) Armenië(Dutch) Arménie(French) Armenien(German) Arminiya(Hindi) Armeniya(Kazakh) Armeniya(Kyrgyz) Armēnija(Latvian) Armėnija(Lithuanian) Ermenija(Macedonian) Armina(Old Persian) Arman(Persian) Armênia(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Arménia(Portuguese (European)) Armeniya(Russian) Armenija(Slovene) Armenien(Swedish)
Same SpellingArménia, Armênia
User SubmissionsArmènia, Armenía

Categories

Asia, Caucasus, landlocked countries
Entry updated April 23, 2024