Alaverdyan

Alaverdyan or Alaverdian is an Armenian patronymic surname. There are two possible origuns. It may come comes from a combination of two words: from the Old Armenian word ալավ (alav) meaning flame, fire[1], and from the Old Armenian երդ (erd) meaning roof, figuratively meaning house, family. The surname, translated, means "family hearth."^{[citation needed]} By another version, derived from the given name Allahverdi, similar to some other surnames introduced in the Russian Empire.^[1]. Notable people with the surname include:

• Khristofor Alaverdyan [ar] (1895–1942) Soviet general
• Larisa Alaverdyan
• Nairuhi Alaverdyan, Azerbaijani Soviet folk singer and dancer
• Natalia Alaverdian, Belgian fashion businesswoman