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Andranik (given name)

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Gender
  
Male

Alternative spelling
  
Antranig, Antranik

Language(s)
  
Armenian

Andranik (Armenian: Անդրանիկ pronounced Andranik in Eastern Armenian or Antranig in Western Armenian, is a given name to Armenian males. In Armenian, it means "first-born child in the family".

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With the addition of -yan or -ian (Armenian: Անդրանիկյան / Անդրանիկեան pronounced Andranikyan in Eastern Armenian / Antranigian in Western Armenian it becomes a common Armenian family name.

People

Andranik and its variant pronunciations Antranig / Antranik may refer to:

Andranik
  • Andranik Eskandarian (born 1951), Iranian American football (soccer) player
  • Andranik Hakobyan (born 1981), Armenian boxer
  • Andranik Madadian (born 1959), better known by his stage name, Andy, Armenian-Iranian singer-songwriter
  • Andranik Margaryan (1951–2007), Armenian politician, Prime Minister of Armenia (2000-2007)
  • Andranik Ozanian, also known as General Andranik (Zōravar Andranik), an Armenian general (1865-1927)
  • Andranik Teymourian, an Iranian football player
    • Antranig
  • Antranig Chalabian (1922-2011), medical illustrator, cartographer and historian
  • Antranig Dzarugian (1913–1989), Armenian diasporan Armenian writer, poet, educator and journalist

    • Sports

  • Antranik SC, an Armenian sports club in Lebanon

    • Others

  • Andranikological Review, an Armenian youth historical half-yearly periodical published in Yerevan, in 2002-2004

    • References

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