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Krikorian
Krikorian () is an Armenian surname. It is a patronym from Krikor, an Armenian equivalent of Gregory. Notable people with the surname include: * Adam Krikorian (born 1974), American water polo coach * Blake Krikorian (1967–2016), American entrepreneur * David Krikorian (born 1968), Cincinnati politician and Ohio congressional candidate * Krikor Krikorian, technical consulting, co-founder of KBC Advanced Technologies * Mark Krikorian (activist) (fl. c. 2000), executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies * Mark Krikorian (born 1960), American soccer coach * Raffi Krikorian (born 1978), Armenian-American technology executive * Steve M. Krikorian (born 1950), aka Tonio K, American musician See also * * Krikorian Premier Theaters * Kerkorian (surname) * Grigoryan Grigorian or Grigoryan () is an Armenian surname. It is a patronym from the Armenian equivalent of Gregory and is the Eastern Armenian form of Krikorian. It can refer to the following people: * Armen Grigory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raffi Krikorian
Raffi Krikorian (; born 1978) is an Armenian-American technology executive, and the CTO of the Emerson Collective. He was the CTO of the Democratic National Committee, Head of Uber's Advanced Technologies Center, and the former VP of Platform Engineering at Twitter where he was in charge of infrastructure for all of Twitter up to August 2014. He is credited with leading the charge to improve the reliability of Twitter as well as the move from Ruby to the JVM. He currently also serves on the board of directors of the Tumo Center for Creative Technologies in Yerevan, Armenia. Biography Early life Krikorian attended MIT and was a student of Neil Gershenfeld's. His work involved creating a new type of network for everyday devices called " Internet-0" (an analogue to the Internet of Things). Along with Gershenfeld, he also taught a class entitled "How To Make (Almost) Anything". He also worked on an interactive location service for software agents called Wherehoo. He was also "an una ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Krikorian
David Krikorian (born November 19, 1968) is an American businessman and former candidate for Ohio's 2nd congressional district running as both an Independent and a Democratic candidate in several races. Personal life David Krikorian was born and raised in Rhode Island. He is married to Elena Krikorian and they have three children. Krikorian holds a Bachelor of Arts, B.A. in economics and finance from Bentley University and an M.B.A. from the University of Cincinnati. He is the founder and managing partner of Parody Productions LLC located in Cincinnati, OH, which produces playing cards and jigsaw puzzles. Krikorian is also the founder of Fabricon3D, which provides 3D printing services and foundeNashville Hot a Nashville style hot chicken restaurant in 2015 located in Crescent Springs, Kentucky. Previous employers include Fidelity Investments, Deloitte & Touche, Cincinnati Bell anTom & Chee Krikorian's grandparents (maternal & paternal) are survivors of the Armenian genocide. K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Krikorian
Adam Krikorian (born July 22, 1974) is an American water polo coach and the head coach of the United States women's national water polo team. He coached the team to gold medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Olympic Games, 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 Olympic Games, and 2020 Summer Olympics, 2020 Olympic Games. He was named the United States Olympic Committee's Coach of the Games for 2016. He won 15 NCAA national championships as player, assistant coach, and head coach at UCLA Bruins, UCLA. Family Krikorian was born into an Armenian-American family, the youngest son of Gary Krikorian and Joyce (''née'' Srabian). Krikorian is the younger brother of Blake Krikorian and Jason Krikorian, founders of Sling Media. Adam followed his brothers into the pool; Blake also played water polo at UCLA while Jason swam for Cal. Blake died of a heart attack days before the 2016 Olympics began in Rio de Janeiro; Adam went back to Northern California for the funeral before returning to the Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blake Krikorian
Blake G. Krikorian (August 18, 1967 August 3, 2016) was an American technology executive and entrepreneur, co-founder of Sling Media. Early life and education Krikorian was born into an Armenian-American family, the eldest son of Gary Krikorian and Joyce (''née'' Srabian). Krikorian graduated from Mountain View High School in Mountain View, California, and in 1989 earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles. In high school he was an all-league water polo player and swimmer and was chosen for the Junior National Team in water polo in 1985; he played water polo for the UCLA Bruins from 1986 to 1989. Career Krikorian worked first at General Magic, then in 1994 was a co-founder of Philips Mobile Computing Group, where he was Group Product Manager. He then became Senior Vice President at Metis Associates and led its incubation of Mainbrace Corporation. In 2004 he co-founded Sling Media, a consumer electronics company t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Krikorian (soccer)
Mark Krikorian (born March 28, 1960) is an American sports executive and former soccer coach who is president of soccer operations and general manager of Washington Spirit. Career A long-time college soccer coach, Krikorian is most well known being the head coach for the Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team from 2005 until his abrupt retirement from coaching in 2022. In 2014, Krikorian led the Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team to their first NCAA Women's Soccer Championship, where they defeated the Virginia Cavaliers 1–0. Krikorian previously coached at Franklin Pierce University and the University of Hartford. Krikorian also served as head coach of Philadelphia Charge of the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), which ran for three seasons from 2001 until 2003. He was named WUSA Coach of the Year in 2002. In 2004, Krikorian coached the United States women's under-19 team to the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in Thailand. In 2022 Washington S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Krikorian (activist)
Mark Krikorian (born ) is an American activist who has been the executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, an American anti-immigration think tank. Since 1995. Krikorian has been a contributor to ''National Review'', a conservative publication. Krikorian is credited with popularizing the concept of illegal immigrant self-deportation with the term "attrition through enforcement", and is an advisor to Project 2025, a right-wing conservative political initiative by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank. Early life and education Krikorian was born in the United States to American-born parents of Armenian descent from the (former) Soviet Republic. His father worked as a chef and restaurant manager, moving his family from New Haven, to Boston, Cleveland, Chicago, and then Boston again, always living in densely Armenian neighborhoods. His parents spoke to their children in Armenian but to each other in English. Krikorian knew only Armenian when he entered ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonio K
Tonio K. (born Steven M. Krikorian, July 4, 1950) is an American singer/songwriter who has released eight albums. His songs have been recorded by Al Green, Aaron Neville, Burt Bacharach, Bonnie Raitt, Chicago, Wynonna Judd and Vanessa Williams, among many others. His song "16 Tons of Monkeys," co-written with guitarist Steve Schiff, was featured in the 1992 Academy Award-winning short film '' Session Man''. He worked with Bacharach and hip-hop impresario Dr. Dre on Bacharach's ''At This Time,'' which won the Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Recording in 2005. Recording and performing artist As a teenager, Krikorian, along with friends Alan Shapazian, Steve Olson, Nick van Maarth, and Duane Scott, formed a surf-funk/psychedelic-punk band called The Raik's Progress, which recorded a single for Liberty Records, released in 1966. Known for their Dadaist-inspired between-song routines, one reviewer described their performance while opening for Buffalo Springfield at San Francisco's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grigoryan
Grigorian or Grigoryan () is an Armenian surname. It is a patronym from the Armenian equivalent of Gregory and is the Eastern Armenian form of Krikorian. It can refer to the following people: * Armen Grigoryan (born 1960), Russian rock musician * Artur Grigorian (born 1967), Uzbek boxer * Artur Grigoryan (born 1985), Armenian football player * Asmik Grigorian (born 1981), Lithuanian opera singer * David Grigoryan (born 1982), Russian-Armenian former football player * Gegham Grigoryan (1951–2016), Armenian opera singer * Harut Grigorian (born 1989), Armenian-Belgian kickboxer * Hambarsoom Grigorian (1893–1975), Iranian-Armenian composer and music professor * Karen Grigorian (1947–1989), Armenian chess player * Karen H. Grigoryan (born 1995), Armenian chess player * Karen L. Grigorian (born 1968), Armenian diplomat * Marcos Grigorian (1925–2007), Iranian-Armenian artist * Mark Grigorian (1900–1978), Armenian neoclassical architect. * Razmik Grigoryan (born 1971), Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krikor
Krikor is a Western Armenian given name, equivalent to Eastern Armenian given name Grigor and the English equivalent Gregory and its variants in different languages. A diminutive of the name is Koko. A variant is Kirkor. Notable people with the name include: Religion *Gregory of Narek (951–1003), or Krikor Naregatsi, Armenian monk, poet, mystical philosopher, theologian and saint of the Armenian Apostolic Church ;Catholicoi *Gregory the Illuminator (257–331), patron saint and first official head of the Armenian Apostolic Church *Gregory II the Martyrophile (1035–1105), Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church (1066-1105) *Gregory IV the Young (1173–1193) *Gregory V of Cilicia (1193–1194) *Gregory VI of Cilicia (1194–1203) *Gregory VII of Cilicia (1293–1307) *Gregory VIII of Cilicia (1411–1418) * Gregory IX of Cilicia (1439–1446) *Gregory X (1443–1465) *Gregory XI (1536–1545) *Gregory XII (1576–1590) ;Armenian Patriarchs of Jerusalem *Krikor Yetesattzi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerkorian (surname)
Kerkorian or Kirkorian () is an Armenian surname derived from the given name Kirkor. Notable people with the name include: * Gary Kerkorian (1930–2000), American football quarterback * Kirk Kerkorian (1917–2015), American billionaire See also * * Krikorian Krikorian () is an Armenian surname. It is a patronym from Krikor, an Armenian equivalent of Gregory. Notable people with the surname include: * Adam Krikorian (born 1974), American water polo coach * Blake Krikorian (1967–2016), American entrepr ... {{surname, Kerkorian Armenian-language surnames Patronymic surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenian Name
An Armenian name comprises a given name and a surname. In Armenia, patronymics, which go between the first and last name, are also used in official documents. First names According to the Statistical Committee of Armenia, the most commonly used names for newborn boys in Armenia, , were Davit, Narek, Gor, Hayk, Alex, Erik, Arman, Samvel, Tigran, and Aram. For girls, the most popular names were Nare, Milena, Mane, Ani, Anna, Anahit, Mariam, Elen, and Mary. Traditionally, Armenians have used Biblical names of Greek, Latin and Hebrew origin, such as Abraham, Hakob (Jacob), Hovhannes (John), Petros (Peter), Poghos (Paul), Madlene ( Magdalene), Yeghisabet ( Elizabeth), Tamar, etc. Surnames Typical modern Armenian last names ( family names) end with the originally patronymic suffix -յան ( reformed orthography) or -եան ( classical orthography), transliterated as -yan, -ian, or less often '-jan'. Example: Petros''yan'', meaning "issued from Petros", akin to the Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory (given Name)
The masculine Given name, first name Gregory or Grégory derives from the Latin name "Gregorius", which came from the late Greek name "Γρηγόριος" (Grēgórios) meaning "watchful, alert" (derived from "ἐγείρω" "egeiro" meaning "to awaken, arouse"). (See also Watcher (angel)#Grigori, the egrḗgoroi or Watcher angels in Second Book of Enoch). Through folk etymology, the name also became associated with Latin ''grex'' (stem ''greg–'') meaning "flock" or "herd". This association with a shepherd who diligently guides his flock contributed to the name's popularity among monks and popes. Sixteen Pope Gregory (other), popes and two antipopes have used the name Gregorius, starting with Pope Gregory I (Gregory the Great). It is tied with Benedict as the second-most popular name for popes, after Pope John (other), John. Although the name was uncommon in the early 20th century, after the popularity of the actor Gregory Peck it became one of the ten most c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |