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Mkhitar

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Pronunciation
  
[məχiˈtʰɑɾ]

Word/name
  
Armenian

Region of origin
  
Armenia

Gender
  
Male

Meaning
  
"consolation, solace"

Mkhitar or Mekhitar or Mechitar or Latinized Mechitarius (Armenian: Մխիթար) is a common Armenian male given name. See Մխիթար for more on the origin of the name.

Contents

The surname Mkhitaryan is from this name.

Persons

Notable people bearing this name include:

Historical
  • Mekhitar of Sebaste (1676–1749), founder of the Mekhitarists
  • Mekhitar of Ayrivank (1222–1307), compiler of a canon of holy books, composer officer.
  • Mkhitar Gosh (1130–1213), a scholar, writer, public figure, thinker, and priest.
  • Mkhitar Sparapet (?-1730), a military commander
  • Mkhitar Heratsi, 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

    • Others

  • Mkhitar Sebastatsi Educational Complex, a public school in Malatia-Sebastia District of Yerevan, Armenia

    • References

    Mkhitar Wikipedia
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