Mkrtich (
Armenian
Armenian may refer to:
* 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 across the ...
: ) is an Armenian male given name, meaning ''Baptist'' in
Armenian
Armenian may refer to:
* 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 across the ...
. The name, refers originally to
John the Baptist
John the Baptist or , , or , ;Wetterau, Bruce. ''World history''. New York: Henry Holt and Company. 1994. syc, ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ܡܲܥܡܕ݂ܵܢܵܐ, Yoḥanān Maʿmḏānā; he, יוחנן המטביל, Yohanān HaMatbil; la, Ioannes Bapti ...
, known as Surb Hovhannes Mkrtich (Saint-John the Baptist) in Armenian.
[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)... "] The widespread family name ''
Mkrtchyan'' is formed from this given name.
The name is usually romanized directly into English as Mkrtich, but other romanizations are found:
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Mkrtich Khrimian (1820–1907), Catholicos of All Armenians
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Mkrtich Achemian (1838–1917), Constantinople-born Armenian poet.
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Mekertich Portukalian (1848–1921) Armenian teacher
The name is romanized in Turkish as Mıgırdiç:
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Mıgırdiç Margosyan (1938) Turkish-language Armenian author.
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Mıgırdiç Civanyan (1848–1906) Ottoman painter of Armenian descent.
References
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Armenian masculine given names