Mkhitar or Mekhitar or Mechitar or Latinized Mechitarius ( hy, Մխիթար) is a common

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ...

n male given name. See Մխիթար for more on the origin of the name. The surname Mkhitaryan is from this name.

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Notable people bearing this name include: ;Historical *

Mekhitar of Sebaste Mkhitar Sebastatsi ( hy, Մխիթար Սեբաստացի), anglicized: Mekhitar of Sebaste, it, Mechitar (17 February 1676 – 27 April 1749) was an Armenian Catholic monk, as well as prominent scholar and theologian who founded the Mekhitaris ...

(1676–1749), founder of the Mekhitarists *

Mekhitar of Ayrivank Mekhitar of Ayrivank ( hy, Մխիթար Այրիվանեցի ''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 ...

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

Mkhitar Gosh Mkhitar Gosh ( hy, Մխիթար Գոշ; 1130–1213) or Mkhitar the Thinbearded 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 ...

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

Mkhitar Sparapet Mkhitar Sparapet ( hy, Մխիթար Սպարապետ; ''sparapet'' meaning "general-in-chief") (? 1730), also known as Mkhitar Bek, was an 18th-century Armenian military commander and participant in the Armenian armed rebellion in the Syunik reg ...

(?-1730), a military commander *

Mkhitar Heratsi Mkhitar Heratsi ( hy, Մխիթար Հերացի) 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 ...

, an Armenian physician of the 12th century ;Contemporary * Mkhitar Djrbashian (1918–1994), a notable Armenian mathematician. * Mkhitar Manukyan (born 1973), an Armenian wrestler * Mkhitar Mnatsakanyan (born 1950), Armenian politician and minister

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Mkhitar Sebastatsi Educational Complex Mkhitar Sebastatsi Educational Complex ( hy, Մխիթար Սեբաստացի կրթահամալիր), is a state-owned school located in the Malatia-Sebastia District of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. The school is named after the prominent Armen ...

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

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