Mkrtich

Mkrtich
Pronunciation	[məkəɾˈtitʃ]
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Armenian
Meaning	"baptist"

Mkrtich (Armenian: Մկրտիչ) is an Armenian male given name, meaning Baptist in Armenian.[1] The name, refers originally to John the Baptist, known as Surb Hovhannes Mkrtich (Saint-John the Baptist) in Armenian.[2] 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 Khrimian (1820–1907), Catholicos of All Armenians
Mkrtich Achemian (1838–1917), Constantinople-born Armenian poet.
Mekertich Portukalian (1848–1921) Armenian teacher

The name is romanized in Turkish as Mıgırdiç:

Mıgırdiç Margosyan (1938) Turkish-language Armenian author.
Mıgırdiç Civanyan (1848–1906) Ottoman painter of Armenian descent.

References

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)... "

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[1] 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.. "

[2] 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)... "