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. /ɑɹ.ˈmi.ni.ə/(American English) /ɑː.ˈmiː.ni.ə/(British English) /ar.ˈme.nja/(Spanish) /ar.ˈmɛ.nja/(Italian) /ar.ˈme.ni.a/(Romanian) /ar.ˈmɛ.ɲja/(Polish) /aɾ.me.ˈni.a/(Greek) /ˈɑr.meː.ni.ɑ/(Finnish) /ar.ˈme.nia̯/(Indonesian)  [key·simplify]

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 October 6, 2024