Mkhitaryan, Mkhitarian or Mekhitarian (,
Western Armenian
Western Armenian ( ) is one of the two standardized forms of Modern Armenian, the other being Eastern Armenian. It is based mainly on the Istanbul Armenian dialect, as opposed to Eastern Armenian, which is mainly based on the Yerevan Arme ...
Մխիթարեան) is an
Armenian
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* Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent
** Armenian diaspora, Armenian communities around the ...
surname. See
Մխիթարյան for the origin.
Notable People
Notable people with the surname include:
Artists
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Anahit Mekhitarian (born 1969), Armenian operatic soprano
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Gor Mkhitarian (born 1973), Armenian singer and songwriter
Politicians
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Arzik Mkhitaryan
Arzik Martiros Mkhitaryan () (born 6 November 1946) is a member of the National Assembly (Artsakh), National Assembly of Republic of Artsakh, Artsakh.
Mkhitaryan was born in the village of Yayıcı, Kochoghot, Mardakert Region, Nagorno-Karabakh ...
(born 1946), member of the National Assembly of Artsakh
Sportspeople
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Ashot Mkhitaryan (1959–2010), Armenian head of the National weightlifting team of Armenia
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Hamlet Mkhitaryan (1962–1996), Soviet/Armenian footballer who played as a striker
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Hamlet Mkhitaryan (born 1973), Armenian retired footballer who played as a midfielder
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Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Henrikh Mkhitaryan ( ; born 21 January 1989) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Inter Milan.
Mkhitaryan won four Armenian Premier League titles with Pyunik, and joined Metalurh Donetsk in 2009; he moved ...
(born 1989), Armenian footballer who plays as a midfielder
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Krikor Mekhitarian
Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian (; born 15 November 1986) is a Brazilian chess grandmaster, streamer, and the current Director of Portuguese Content for Chess.com. He is a two-time Brazilian Chess Champion.
Early life
Born to a Brazilian mother and a ...
(born 1986), Brazilian chess master of Armenian descent
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Oganez Mkhitaryan (born 1962), Armenian football coach and former player
See also
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Mechitarists (), also spelled Mekhitarists, or Mekhitarian Fathers (), headquartered in Venice and Vienna, congregation of
Benedictine
The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict (, abbreviated as O.S.B. or OSB), are a mainly contemplative monastic order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict. Initiated in 529, th ...
monks of the
Armenian Catholic Church
The Armenian Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Churches, Eastern Catholic particular church ''sui iuris'' of the Catholic Church. It accepts the papal supremacy, leadership of the bishop of Rome, and is therefore in full communion with ...
founded in 1717 by Abbot
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 ...
.
{{surname, Mkhitaryan
Armenian-language surnames