Mkrtich

Mkrtich

Mkrtich

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Mkrtich (Eastern Armenian pronunciation, pronounced Mgrdich in Western Armenian;[1] Armenian: Մկրտիչ) is an Armenian male given name, meaning Baptist in Armenian.[2] The name refers originally to John the Baptist, known as Surb Hovhannes Mkrtich (Saint-John the Baptist) in Armenian.[3] The widespread family name Mkrtchyan is formed from this given name.

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The name is usually romanized directly into English as Mkrtich, but other romanizations are found:

The name is romanized in Turkish as Mıgırdiç:

References

  1. [1]
    https://www.iarmenia.org/armenian-boy-names-2/
  2. [2]
    Maghakʻia Ōrmanean The Church of Armenia: her history, doctrine, rule, discipline, 1988 "LIST OF ARMENIAN NAMES WITH THEIR EQUIVALENTS IN ENGLISH Where transformations are obvious, the names are not included. ... Mkrtich = Baptist.. "
  3. [3]
    Sushil Chaudhury, Kéram Kévonian Les Arméniens dans le commerce asiatique au début de l'ère 2008 Page 84 "The church carrying the name of Surb Hovhannes Mkrtich (Saint-John the Baptist)... "
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