Bedros

Bedros is a name in Eastern Armenian meaning "rock", and is thus a form of the name Peter. Bedrosian (Eastern Armenian Petrosyan), meaning "son of Bedros/ Petros" is also a common Armenian name.

Religious personalities

Armenian Apostolic Church

• Peter I of Armenia, i.e. Bedros I Ketadarz (d. 1058)
• Bedros IV of Cilicia, Bedros IV Sarajian (1870–1940), Armenian Catholicos of Great House of Cilicia
• Various men who served as Armenian Patriarchs of Constantinople
• Various men who served as Armenian Patriarchs of Jerusalem

Armenian Catholic Church

All Armenian Catholic Patriarch-Catholicoi carry Bedros as a middle name, including:

• Abraham Petros I Ardzivian, Patriarch Catholicos of Cilicia in 1740–1749
• Jacob Petros II Hovsepian, Patriarch Catholicos of Cilicia in 1749–1753
• Michael Petros III Kasparian, Patriarch Catholicos of Cilicia in 1753–1780
• Basile Petros IV Avkadian, Patriarch Catholicos of Cilicia in 1780–1788
• Grégoire-Pierre XV Agagianian (1895–1971)
• Ignatius Bedros XVI Batanian (1899–1979)
• Hemaiag Bedros XVII Ghedighian (1905–1998)
• Hovhannes Bedros XVIII Kasparian (1927–2011)
• Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni (1940-2015)
• Krikor Bedros XX Gabroyan (born 1934)

Given name

Some people with this given name include:

• Bedros (Bedik), Armenian merchant magnate of late 16th and first half of the 17th centuries
• Petros Adamian or Bedros Atamian (1849–1891), Ottoman-Armenian actor, poet, writer, artist and public figure
• Bedros Bedrosian (born 1955), Romanian Armenian triple jumper
• Bedros Hadjian (1933–2012), Buenos Aires-based Armenian writer, educator and journalist
• Bedros Kapamajian (1840–1912), Ottoman-Armenian businessmen, textile trader, and mayor of the town of Van, Ottoman Empire
• Bedros Keresteciyan (1840–1907), Ottoman-Armenian linguist, journalist, translator, and writer of the first etymology dictionary of the Turkish language
• Bedros Kirkorov (born 1932), Bulgarian and Russian singer and bandleader of Armenian origin
• Bedros Magakyan (1826–1891), Ottoman-Armenian actor and theater director and founder of the Armenian Oriental Theatre
• Bedros Parian (1873–1896), better known by his nom de guerre Papken Siuni, important figure in the Armenian national movement and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation
• Bedros Sirabyan (1833–1898), Ottoman-Armenian painter
• Bedros Tourian (1851–1872), famous Armenian poet, playwright and actor.

See also

• Petrosian / Bedrosian / Bedrossian