'''Vardanyan''' ({{langx|hy|Վարդանյան}}), also spelled '''Vardanean''' or '''Vardanian''', and in Western Armenian spelled '''Vartanian''' or '''Vartanyan''', is an Armenian surname, from the Armenian given name Vardan and Vartan with the addition of -ian.
==Persons== Notable people with the surname include: ===Vardanyan=== <small>(Armenian / Eastern Armenian)</small> *Aghvan Vardanyan (born 1958), Armenian politician *Ara Vardanyan, multiple people *Aram Vardanyan (born 1995), Uzbek sport wrestler *Armen Vardanyan (born 1982), Armenian sport wrestler *David Vardanyan (1950–2022), Armenian politician *Elena Vardanyan (born 1984), Armenian actress *Erik Vardanyan (born 1998), Armenian footballer *Ernest Vardanean (born 1980), Moldovan journalist *Gegham Vardanyan (born 1988), Armenian figure skater *Gevork Vartanian (1924−2012), Soviet spy *Gor Vardanyan (born 1972), Armenian actor *Greta Vardanyan (born 1986), Armenian powerlifter and Para-alpine skier *Harutyun Vardanyan (born 1970), Armenian footballer *Hrant Vardanyan (1949–2014), Armenian businessman, the founder CEO of Grand Holding and philanthropist *Julietta Vardanyan (born 1983), Armenian pianist, harpsichordist and organist *Kamo Vardanyan (born 1966), Armenian military officer *Karen Vardanyan (born 1976), Armenian businessman, philanthropist, owner of Grand Holding and the youngest son of Hrant Vardanyan *Karen Vardanyan (footballer) (born 2003), Belarusian footballer *Knarik Vardanyan (1914–1996), Soviet Armenian painter and printmaker *Mikael Vardanyan (born 1973), Armenian businessman and philanthropist *Norayr Vardanyan (born 1987), Armenian weightlifter *Pargev Vardanyan (born 1996), Armenian singer and songwriter *Ruben Vardanyan, multiple people *Tsovinar Vardanyan (born 1980), Armenian economist and politician *Varduhi Vardanyan (1976–2006), Armenian singer *Yurik Vardanyan (1956−2018), Soviet Armenian weightlifter
===Vardanian=== *Mariam Vardanian (1864−1941), Armenian political activist and revolutionary
===Vartanian=== <small>(Western Armenian)</small> *Ara Vartanian, Brazilian-Armenian jeweller *Elsie Vartanian (1930–2019), American politician from New Hampshire *Gevork Vartanian (1924−2012), Soviet intelligence officer *Goar Vartanian (1926–2019), Soviet intelligence officer *Hrag Vartanian (born 1973/74), American writer *Mark Vartanian, American professional wrestler *Mariam Vardanian (1864−1941), Armenian activist and revolutionary *Ara Vartanian (born 1975), Brazilian jeweler *Sylvie Vartan (born 1944), born Vartanian
===Vartanyan=== *Aksel Vartanyan (born 1938), Georgian-Russian journalist and sports historian *Eduard Vartanyan (born 1991), Russian mixed martial artist
===Vardanjan=== *Gurgen Vardanjan (born 1963), Armenian-Hungarian figure skating coach *Tigran Vardanjan (born 1989), Hungarian figure skater of Armenian descent
===Vardanean=== *Ernest Vardanean (born 1980), Armenian-Moldovan journalist and political scientist
===Vartanean=== *Gaik Vartanean (born 1979), Armenian-Moldovan politician
==Places== *Vardanjan Rural District, in Shahrekord County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran **Vardanjan, Iran, a village in Shahrekord County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran (aka Vardaniān, Vardangūn and Wardangun) **Vardanjan, Farsan, a village in Farsan County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran
==See also== *Vardan (disambiguation) *Vartan (disambiguation)
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Category:Armenian-language surnames