Of Armenian origin meaning 'powerful commander,' widely used in Sikh/Punjabi tradition as a name for strength.
Zoravar is a proud Armenian name built from two vivid roots: zor, meaning force, power, or army, and the suffix -avar (or -avar), meaning 'having' or 'possessing.' Together they yield something close to 'the powerful one' or 'mighty warrior' — a name clearly conceived as a statement of strength. It belongs to a class of Armenian compound names with martial or heroic connotations, sharing company with names like Arshak and Tigran, and it carries the unmistakable texture of a culture that has survived centuries of conquest through fierce collective resilience.
The name is associated in Armenian historical memory with Zoravar Andranik — Andranik Ozanian (1865–1927), the legendary Armenian military commander and freedom fighter who led guerrilla resistance against Ottoman forces during the Armenian Genocide and became one of the most celebrated figures in Armenian national consciousness. Though Andranik was his given name and Zoravar a title meaning 'general' or 'commander,' the phrase became so fused with his identity that Zoravar itself carries a patriotic resonance for Armenian families worldwide. In the diaspora — spread across Los Angeles, Beirut, Paris, and Moscow after the catastrophe of 1915 — names like Zoravar function as acts of cultural memory.
Giving a child this name is a quiet insistence on continuity. In recent decades, as Armenian identity has strengthened globally following the Republic of Armenia's independence in 1991, Zoravar has seen renewed interest among parents who want a name that is unambiguously, defiantly Armenian.