Nerses () is an Armenian variant of Narses. With the addition of -ian and -yan, it becomes an Armenian family name like Nersesian and Nersisyan.
Nerses may refer to:
Given name Catholicoi of the Armenian Apostolic Church Saint Nerses I or St. Nerses I, Catholicos of Armenia, also known as Nerses the Great (d. 373) Nerses II of Armenia, Catholicos of Armenia (d. 557) Nerses III the Builder, Catholicos of Armenia, also known as Nerses the Builder (d. 661) Nerses IV the Gracious, Catholicos of Cilicia, also known Nerses the Graceful (d. 1173) Nerses V (1770–1857), Catholicos of Armenia
Caucasian Albanian Catholicoi Nerses Bakur or Nerses I (died 704) Three more catholicoi and one anti-catholicos, see List of Caucasian Albanian Catholicoi
Catholicoi-Patriarchs of the Armenian Catholic Church Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni (1940–2015), patriarch of the Armenian Catholic Church
Other religious figures Nerses Balients, also Nerses Balienc or Nerses Bagh'on, a Christian Armenian monk of the early 14th century Nerses of Lambron (1153–1198), Archbishop of Tarsus Nerses II Varzhapetian (1837–1884), Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople
Political figures Nerses of Iberia, or Nerse of Iberia, 8th-century Georgian prince
Contemporary figures Nerses Der Nersessian (1920–2006), Armenian archbishop Nerses Hovhannisyan (1938–2016), Armenian director, actor and screenwriter Nerses Kamsarakan, 7th-century Armenian king Nerses Krikorian (1921–2018), Armenian-American chemist and intelligence officer Nerses Ounanian (1924–1957), Uruguayan artist of Armenian descent Nerses Pozapalian (1937–2009), Armenian bishop Mikail Nersès Sétian (1918–2002), Armenian-American bishop Nerses Yeritsyan (born 1971), Armenian minister and public administrator Nercesse, Lebanese footballer
See also Narses (disambiguation) Narsai (disambiguation) Nersessian and Nersesyan, surnames derived from the name St. Nerses Church, Armenian church in Julfa, Iran Church of St. Nerses the Great, located in the town of Martuni in Nagorno-Karabakh Surp Nerses Shnorhali Cathedral, Montevideo, Armenian church in Uruguay Nersisyan School, Armenian language university in Tiflis, Russian Empire (now Tbilisi, Georgia)