Yervand (Armenian: Երվանդ) and in some transliterations Ervand (in Western Armenian Yervant), is an Armenian given name. The Hellenic equivalent is Orontes.

Ervand / Yervand / Yervant may refer to:

Ervand

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  • Ervand Abrahamian (born 1940) Marxist historian of Middle Eastern and particularly Iranian history
  • Ervand Kogbetliantz (1888–1974), Armenian/American mathematician and first president of the Yerevan State University

Orontes

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  • Orontes I Sakavakyats (native Armenian name Yervand I Sakavakyats), king of the Orontid dynasty, reigning in the period between 570 BC – 560 BC.
  • Orontes I (native Armenian name Yervand I), Orontid dynasty king who reigned during the period between 401 BC – 344 BC
  • Orontes II (native Armenian name Yervand II), son of Orontes I, ruler of the Satrapy of Armenia
  • Orontes III (native Armenian name Yervand III), King of Armenia
  • Orontes IV (native Armenian name Yervand IV), son of King Arsames and founder of Yervandashat.

Yervand

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Yervant

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  • Yervant Aghaton (1860-1935), Armenian political figure, agronomist, publisher, writer, and one of the founding members of the Armenian General Benevolent Union
  • Yervant Gobelyan (1923-2010), Turkish Armenian poet and writer
  • Yervant Voskan, also known as Osgan Efendi (1855–1914), Ottoman Armenian painter, sculptor, instructor
  • Yervant Odian (1869-1926) Armenian satirist and writer

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