Ambartsumian
Ambartsumian, Ambartsumyan, Hambardzumyan, Hambardzumian, Hambartsumyan or Hambartsumian is an Armenian surname. In Armenian onomastics, it is a religious surname derived from 'Hambardzum' meaning Ascension of Jesus. The suffix '-yan' denotes surname. The variants beginning without H originated in the USSR as Russian lacks the sound H.
Notable people with this last name include :
- Armen Ambartsumyan, Bulgarian-Armenian footballer
- David Hambartsumyan, Armenian diver
- Eduard Hambardzumyan, Armenian boxer
- Hovhannes Hambardzumyan, Armenian footballer
- Levon Ambartsumian, Armenian violinist and conductor
- Sergo Hambardzumyan, Armenian weightlifter
- Viktor Ambartsumian, Soviet Armenian astronomer and astrophysicist
- Vyacheslav Ambartsumyan, Soviet international footballer