Sargis

Sargis or Sarkis (Armenian: Սարգիս, Armenian pronunciation: [sɑɾˈkʰis]; Syriac: ܣܪܓܝܣ, Syriac pronunciation: [sargis]) is a male given name in both Armenian[1] and Assyrian[2] communities.

The Armenian surname Sargsyan/Sarkisian is derived from this name.

The name ultimately derived from the Latin name Sergius.

In the Assyrian community, the name Sargis is a common veneration to Saint Sergius who was martyred in the Syriac speaking city of Resafa,[3][4] popularizing the name in the language amongst liturgically Syriac speaking communities since at least the 4th century.

The name Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ, Syriac pronunciation: [mar sargis], meaning Saint Sargis, is also used for Assyrian churches in both the Assyrian homeland[5] and diaspora.

Saints Sergius and Bacchus with their names written in Syriac . Sargis is seen on the right in this iconography with the caption ܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ (Mar Sargis) above him.
The Armenian Saint, Sargis the General
Mar Sargis Assyrian Church in Seiri, Urmia, Iran