Movses Explained

Movses (hy|Մովսես) is an Armenian given name, equivalent to Moses. It gave rise to the surname Movsesian.

Movses may also refer to:

Catholicoi of the Armenian Apostolic Church

• Moses I and Moses II, catholicoi of all Armenians during the Dvin era
• Moses III of Armenia (1629–1632) - Catholicos Movses III of Tatev

Given name

• Movses Abelian, Armenian-Georgian diplomat and United Nations official
• Movses Baghramian, 18th-century Armenian writer and activist
• Movses Gorgisyan (1961–1990), Armenian independence activist
• Movses Hakobyan (born 1965), Armenian general
• Movses Kaghankatvatsi, 7th century historian of Caucasian Albania
• Movses Karapetyan (born 1978), Armenian wrestler
• Movses Khorenatsi (410–490s), Armenian historian and author of History of Armenia
• Movses Silikyan (1862–1937), Armenian general