 The Greek version of the older name, Σίσιον Sision, came back into use in the later Byzantine period.In Armenian, it is called Sis Սիս or Sissu.The name "Kozan" (Ottoman Turkish قوزان qōzān) comes from the Qōzānoğlu dynasty of derebeys (1689-1865), descendants of a tribe which originated in the village of Qōzān near Gaziantep.