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".[1]
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Armenian |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Antranig, Antranik |
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
editAndranik and its variant pronunciations Antranig / Antranik may refer to:
- Andranik
- Andranik Eskandarian (born 1951), Iranian American football (soccer) player
- Andranik Hakobyan (boxer) (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 (1865–1927), also known as General Andranik (Zōravar Andranik), was an Armenian general
- Andranik Tangian (born 1952), Soviet-German mathematician
- Andranik Teymourian (born 1983), an Iranian football player
- Andronik
- Andronik Iosifyan (1905–1993), Soviet engineer, chief electrician of Soyuz and R-7 Semyorka
- Antranig
- Antranig Chalabian (1922–2011), medical illustrator, cartographer and historian
- Antranig Dzarugian (1913–1989), Armenian diasporan Armenian writer, poet, educator and journalist
Sports
edit- Antranik Youth Association, Lebanese-Armenian multi-sports and cultural club
Others
edit- Andranikological Review, an Armenian youth historical half-yearly periodical published in Yerevan, in 2002–2004
See also
edit- All pages with titles containing Antranig
- All pages with titles containing Andranig
- All pages with titles containing Antranik
- All pages with titles containing Andranik
- All pages with titles beginning with Antranig
- All pages with titles beginning with Andranig
- All pages with titles beginning with Antranik
- All pages with titles beginning with Andranik
References
edit- ^ Ekmekdjian, Monique (1992). Les prénoms arméniens. Collection Arménies (in French). Marseille: Editions Parenthèses. p. 16. ISBN 978-2-86364-068-5. OCLC 28974050. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
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