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Andranik (given name)

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Andranik
GenderMale
Language(s)Armenian
Other names
Alternative spellingAntranig, Antranik

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]

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

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

Andranik
Andronik
Antranig
  • Antranig Chalabian (1922–2011), medical illustrator, cartographer and historian
  • Antranig Dzarugian (1913–1989), Armenian diasporan Armenian writer, poet, educator and journalist

Sports

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Others

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.