Family Tree: Vladimir Ovanesov

Vladimir - From Russian name Vladimir, which comes from Old Slavonic vladeti "to own" and mir "nation" i.e. "nation's owner". It is common now. The short form is Volodya, which is used independently.
Hovannisyan - Hovhannisyan or Hovannisyan is an Armenian surname meaning "son of Hovhannes", the Armenian equivalent of John, thus making it equivalent to Johnson.