| Pronunciation | məkəɾˈtit͡ʃʰ Eastern Armenian məɡəɾˈdit͡ʃʰ Western Armenian |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Meaning | Baptist |
| Region | Armenia |
| Language | Armenian |
| Variant forms | Մուկուչ (dialectal) |
| Related names | Mıgırdiç, Mıgırdıç |
| Anglicisation | Mkrtich, Mekertich, Mkrtič, Mgrdich, Mugerditch, Mgerdich |
| Derived | մկրտել |
| Petname | Մկո |
| Derivative | Մկրտչեան, Մկրտիչեան, Mkrtčʿean |
Mkrtich (Eastern Armenian pronunciation, pronounced Mgrdich in Western Armenian;[1] Armenian: Մկրտիչ) is an Armenian male given name, meaning Baptist in Armenian.[2] The name refers originally to John the Baptist, known as Surb Hovhannes Mkrtich (Saint-John the Baptist) in Armenian.[3] 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:
- Mkrtich Achemian (1838–1917), Constantinople-born Armenian poet
- Mkrtich Armen (1906–1972), Soviet Armenian writer
- Mkrtich Arzumanyan (born 1976), Armenian actor and comedian
- Mkrtich Avetisian (1864–1896), Armenian journalist and political figure
- Mkrtich Beshiktashlian (1828–1868), Ottoman Armenian poet, playwright and educator
- Mkrtich Gardashian (1894–1938), Soviet Armenian medic and statesman
- Mkrtich Hovhannisyan (born 1970), Armenian footballer
- Mkrtich Khan Davidkhanian (1902–1983), Iranian military officer and politician of Armenian descent
- Mkrtich Khrimian (1820–1907), Catholicos of All Armenians
- Poloz Mukuch (born Mkrtich Malkonyan, 1881–1931), Armenian satirist and fabulist
- Mkrtich Naghash (1394–1470), Armenian painter, poet and priest
- Mekertich Portukalian (1848–1921), Armenian teacher and journalist
- Gourgen Mkrtich Yanikian (1895–1984), Armenian genocide survivor and assassin
The name is romanized in Turkish as Mıgırdiç:
- Mıgırdiç Civanyan (1848–1906), Ottoman painter of Armenian descent
- Mıgırdiç Mıgıryan (1882–1915), athlete who represented the Ottoman Empire in the 1912 Olympic Games
- Mıgırdiç Margosyan (1938–2022), Turkish-language Armenian author
References
- ^ https://www.iarmenia.org/armenian-boy-names-2/
- ^ Maghakʻia Ōrmanean The Church of Armenia: her history, doctrine, rule, discipline, 1988 "LIST OF ARMENIAN NAMES WITH THEIR EQUIVALENTS IN ENGLISH Where transformations are obvious, the names are not included. ... Mkrtich = Baptist.. "
- ^ 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)... "