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Poghossian

Poghossian, Pogossyan, Poghosyan, Poghosian, Pogosyan, etc., is an Armenian surname. Also Ter-Pogossian, Der-Pogossian, and variants. Ter/Der indicates priesthood descent. The Western Armenian equivalent is Boghossyan. It is a patronymic from the first name Poghos ( Armenian: Պողոս), equivalent to Paul, making the name effectively equivalent to Paulson. It may refer to:

  • David Pogosian, Olympic wrestler
  • Gevorik Poghosyan, Armenian weightlifter
  • Gilbert Pogosyan, American soccer player
  • Hasmik Poghosyan, Minister of Culture of Armenia
  • Manvel Ter-Pogosyan, a.k.a. Amurai, American trance music producer
  • Metakse Poghosian, Armenian poet
  • Michael Poghosyan, Armenian film and theatre actor and judge on the Armenian version of Pop Idol
  • Mikhail Pogosyan, aviation constructor
  • Michel Ter-Pogossian, American physicist
  • Stepan Karapetovich Pogosyan
  • Yura Poghosyan, a National Hero of Armenia
  • Genrikh Poghosyan, Soviet party leader of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast
  • Zhirayr Poghosyan, Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh