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Grikor Mirzaian Suni used the name Suni in later years. At first he was Grikor Mirzaian. St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music records and early works have this name. His first use of “Suni” may have been as an alias for political activities. Also he used Mirzaian-Suni, and sometimes Suni-Mirzaian. Sometimes Mirzoyev was used, in Russia. Later the hyphen was dropped. For his patriotic and political songs sometimes the “Mirzaian” was dropped, and he signed Grikor Suni. Other name variations include: Mirzayants, Mirzayants-Suni, and Mirzoeff.

Tribute by Grikor Mirzaian Suni’s 1930’s musicology student Ferdinand Kaimakamian (Corona, New York), written as a preface to the 4th Song Bouquet in 1947 and translated into English in 2002 from the Armenian by Mr. Kaimakamian himself.