Narek (), or Nareg in

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 ...

, is an Armenian masculine given name, derived from the name of the village of Narek (in modern-day eastern Turkey), where the famous 10th-century Armenian monk and poet

Gregory of Narek Grigor Narekatsi (; anglicized as Gregory of Narek; – 1003/1011) was an Armenian mystical and lyrical poet, monk, and theologian. He is venerated as a saint in the Armenian Apostolic and Catholic Churches and was declared a Doctor of t ...

lived and wrote his ''Book of Lamentations'', commonly known as ''Narek''. As of 2012, it was among the top ten most common Armenian given names for males according to the

Statistical Committee of Armenia The Statistical Committee of Armenia (), or ArmStat in short, is the national statistical agency of Armenia. History The statistical institution started its main activities on 7 January 1922 and was previously known as the Statistical Departme ...

. It was the second most common name given to baby boys in Armenia in 2018. Notable people with the given name include: * Narek Abgaryan (born 1992), Armenian boxer * Narek Aslanyan (born 1996), Armenian footballer * Narek Baveyan (born 1983), Armenian singer, songwriter and actor * Narek Beglaryan (born 1985), Armenian footballer * Narek Grigoryan (born 2001), Armenian footballer * Nareg Guregian (born 1989), Armenian rower * Narek Hakhnazaryan (born 1988), Armenian cellist * Narek Margaryan (born 1983), Armenian comedian, screenwriter and television host * Narek Sargsyan (born in 1959), Armenian politician * Narek Seferjan (born 1974), Russian-Armenian chess grandmaster, journalist and script writer

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{{given name Masculine given names Armenian masculine given names

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