Mkhitar or Mekhitar or Mechitar or Latinized Mechitarius () is a common

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n male given name. See Մխիթար for more on the origin of the name. The surname

Mkhitaryan Mkhitaryan, Mkhitarian or Mekhitarian (, Western Armenian Մխիթարեան) is an Armenian surname. See Մխիթարյան for the origin. Notable People Notable people with the surname include: Artists * Anahit Mekhitarian (born 1969), Arm ...

is from this name.

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Notable people bearing this name include: ;Historical *

Mekhitar of Sebaste Mkhitar Sebastatsi (), anglicized: Mekhitar of Sebaste, (17 February 1676 – 27 April 1749) was an Armenian Catholic monk, scholar and theologian who founded the Mekhitarist Order, which has been based on San Lazzaro island near Venice since ...

(1676–1749), founder of the Mekhitarists *

Mekhitar of Ayrivank Mekhitar of Ayrivank ( ''Mxitʿar Ayrivanecʿi'') (1230/35 – 1297/1300) was an Armenian monk, or ''vardapet'', at the "Cave-Monastery", modern Geghard. He is best known for his list of history of the world. He preserves in his writings a list of ...

(1222–1307), compiler of a canon of holy books, composer officer. *

Mkhitar Gosh Mkhitar Gosh ( 1130–1213) was an Armenian scholar, writer, public figure, thinker, and priest. He was one of the representatives of the Armenian Renaissance. Biography He was born in the city of Gandzak. He got his early education from publi ...

(1130–1213), a scholar, writer, public figure, thinker, and priest. *

Mkhitar Sparapet Mkhitar Sparapet (; ''sparapet'' meaning "general-in-chief"; died 1730), also known as Mkhitar Bek, was an 18th-century Armenian military commander and participant in the Armenian armed rebellion in the Syunik region of Transcaucasia. He was ins ...

(?-1730), a military commander *

Mkhitar Heratsi Mkhitar Heratsi () was a 12th-century Armenian physician. He was born in Khoy (present-day northwestern Iran). He was well versed in the Persian, Greek, and Arabic languages.Agop Jack Hacikyan, Gabriel Basmajian, Edward S. Franchuk, Nourhan Ouzoun ...

, an Armenian physician of the 12th century ;Contemporary *

Mkhitar Djrbashian Mkhitar Djrbashian (also M. M. Dzhrbashjan, M. M. Jerbashian; Russian: Мхитар Мкртичевич Джрбашян; Armenian: Մխիթար Մկրտչի ՋրբաշյանArmenian mathematician, who made significant contributions to the constr ...

(1918–1994), a notable Armenian mathematician. *

Mkhitar Manukyan Mkhitar Manukyan (, born 20 September 1973) is a retired Armenian- Kazakh Greco-Roman wrestler. He competed at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 2004. He also won a world title in 1998 and 1999 and an Asian title in 1997 ...

(born 1973), an Armenian wrestler *

Mkhitar Mnatsakanyan Mkhitar Mnatsakanyan (; born on 16 June 1950 in Sevan, Armenia) is an Armenian politician. On November 23, 2009, Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan appointed Mkhitar Mnatsakanyan as the Republic's Labour and Social Affairs Minister. Education and ...

(born 1950), Armenian politician and minister

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Mkhitar Sebastatsi Educational Complex Mkhitar Sebastatsi Educational Complex (), is a state-owned school located in the Malatia-Sebastia District of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. The school is named after the prominent Armenian scholar and theologian Mkhitar Sebastatsi of the 18th ...

, a public school in Malatia-Sebastia District of Yerevan, Armenia

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