Zareh
{{Short description|Male given name}}
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Zareh ({{langx|hy|Զարեհ}}) is an Armenian masculine given name, derived from a legendary king mentioned in chapter 1.31 of Movses Khorenatsi's History of Armenia. The name is of Iranian origin. It was in use among Armenians from the second century{{Nbsp}}BCE to the fourth century{{Nbsp}}CE, after which it fell out of use. It was revived in the nineteenth century and is now a common male name.{{Cite dictionary |year=1944 |title=Zareh |encyclopedia=Hayotsʻ andznanunneri baṛaran |publisher=Yerevan State University |url=http://nayiri.com/imagedDictionaryBrowser.jsp?dictionaryId=35&dt=HY_HY&pageNumber=830 |last=Acharyan |first=Hrachʻya |volume=2 |pages=171-172}}
Given name
- Zareh I (1915–1963), Armenian Catholic patriarch of Cilicia and religious figure
- Zareh Baronian (1941–2017), Armenian-Romanian theologian and abbot
- Zareh Kalfayan (1887–1939), Ottoman painter of Armenian descent
- Zareh Moskofian (1898–1987), Ottoman painter of Armenian descent
- Zareh Mutafian (1907–1980), French painter of Armenian descent
- Zareh Nubar (1883–1963), Armenian philanthropist
- Zareh Sinanyan (born 1973), Armenian-American politician
- Zareh Vorpuni (1902–1980), Armenian writer, novelist and editor
- Zareh Yaldizciyan (1924–2007, pen name Zahrad), Armenian Turkish poet
Surname
- Leila Zare (born 1980), Iranian actress
- Mohammad Hashim Zare (born 1953), Afghan politician and governor