Bedros

Bedros (Պետրոս) is the Western Armenian pronunciation of the Armenian name Petros, deriving from Greek Petros and equivalent to English Peter. Bedrosian (Eastern Armenian Petrosyan), meaning "son of Bedros/Petros" is also a common Armenian name.

Religious personalities

 * Armenian Apostolic Church
 * Peter I of Armenia, i.e. Bedros I Ketadarz (d. 1058)
 * Bedros IV of Cilicia, Bedros IV Sarajian (1870–1940), Armenian Catholicos of Great House of Cilicia
 * Various men who served as Armenian Patriarchs of Constantinople
 * Various men who served as Armenian Patriarchs of Jerusalem

All Armenian Catholic Patriarch-Catholicoi carry Bedros as a middle name, including:
 * Armenian Catholic Church
 * Abraham Petros I Ardzivian, Patriarch Catholicos of Cilicia in 1740–1749
 * Jacob Petros II Hovsepian, Patriarch Catholicos of Cilicia in 1749–1753
 * Michael Petros III Kasparian, Patriarch Catholicos of Cilicia in 1753–1780
 * Basile Petros IV Avkadian, Patriarch Catholicos of Cilicia in 1780–1788
 * Grégoire-Pierre XV Agagianian (1895–1971)
 * Ignatius Bedros XVI Batanian (1899–1979)
 * Hemaiag Bedros XVII Ghedighian (1905–1998)
 * Hovhannes Bedros XVIII Kasparian (1927–2011)
 * Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni (1940-2015)
 * Krikor Bedros XX Gabroyan (born 1934)

Given name
Some people with this given name include:
 * Bedros (Bedik), Armenian merchant magnate of late 16th and first half of the 17th centuries
 * Petros Adamian or Bedros Atamian (1849–1891), Ottoman-Armenian actor, poet, writer, artist and public figure
 * Bedros Bedrosian (born 1955), Romanian Armenian triple jumper
 * Bedros Hadjian (1933–2012), Buenos Aires-based Armenian writer, educator and journalist
 * Bedros Kapamajian (1840–1912), Ottoman-Armenian businessmen, textile trader, and mayor of the town of Van, Ottoman Empire
 * Bedros Keresteciyan (1840–1907), Ottoman-Armenian linguist, journalist, translator, and writer of the first etymology dictionary of the Turkish language
 * Bedros Kirkorov (born 1932), Bulgarian and Russian singer and bandleader of Armenian origin
 * Bedros Magakyan (1826–1891), Ottoman-Armenian actor and theater director and founder of the Armenian Oriental Theatre
 * Bedros Parian (1873–1896), better known by his nom de guerre Papken Siuni, important figure in the Armenian national movement and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation
 * Bedros Sirabyan (1833–1898), Ottoman-Armenian painter
 * Bedros Tourian (1851–1872), famous Armenian poet, playwright and actor.