Mkhitaryan, Mkhitarian or Mekhitarian ( hy, Մխիթարյան,
Western Armenian
Western Armenian ( Classical spelling: , ) is one of the two standardized forms of Modern Armenian, the other being Eastern Armenian. It is based mainly on the Istanbul Armenian dialect, as opposed to Eastern Armenian, which is mainly based ...
Մխիթարեան) is an
Armenian
Armenian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent
** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...
surname. See
Մխիթարյան for the origin.
Notable People
Notable people with the surname include:
Artists
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Anahit Mekhitarian
Anahit Mekhitarian (also spelled Mkhitaryan or Mkhitarian) (; russian: Анаит Мхитарян; born 6 March 1969) is an Armenian operatic soprano. A leading soloist of the National Theater of Opera and Ballet of Armenia, she was conferred ...
(born 1969), Armenian operatic soprano
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Gor Mkhitarian (born 1973), Armenian singer and songwriter
Politicians
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Arzik Mkhitaryan (born 1946), member of the National Assembly of Artsakh
Sportspeople
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Ashot Mkhitaryan Ashot Mkhitaryan ( hy, Աշոտ Մխիթարյան; July 16, 1959 – May 23, 2010) was the head of the National weightlifting team of Armenia.
Mkhitaryan trained the national team since 2006. Under his guidance, Armenia won 6 bronze medals at Olym ...
(1959–2010), Armenian head of the National weightlifting team of Armenia
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Hamlet Mkhitaryan (footballer, born 1962) or Hamlet Apetnakovich Mkhitaryan (1962–1996), Soviet/Armenian footballer who played as a striker
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Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Henrikh Mkhitaryan ( hy, Հենրիխ Մխիթարյան, ; born 21 January 1989) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for club Inter Milan.
Mkhitaryan won four Armenian Premier League titles wi ...
(born 1989), Armenian footballer who plays as a midfielder, son of Hamlet Mkhitaryan
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Hamlet Mkhitaryan (footballer, born 1973)
Hamlet Vladimiri Mkhitaryan ( hy, Համլետ Վլադիմիրի Մխիթարյան;, born 24 November 1973 in Yerevan, Armenia) is a retired Armenian football player. He also played for the Armenia national team.
Club career
In 2005, Mkhita ...
, or Hamlet Vladimirovich Mkhitaryan, Armenian footballer who plays as a midfielder
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Krikor Mekhitarian
Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian ( hy, Գրիգոր Սևակ Մխիթարեան; born 15 November 1986) is a Brazilian chess grandmaster, streamer, and the current Director of Portuguese Content for Chess.com. He is a two-time Brazilian Chess Champion.
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(born 1986), Brazilian chess master of Armenian descent
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Oganez Mkhitaryan
Oganez Armenakovich Mkhitaryan (russian: Оганез Арменакович Мхитарян; born 26 August 1962) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.
Playing career
He spent one season in the Soviet Top League with ...
(born 1962), Armenian football coach and former player
See also
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Mechitarists
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( hy, Մխիթարեաններ), also spelled Mekhitarists, or Mekhitarian Fathers ( hy, Մխիթարեան հայրեր), headquartered in Venice and Vienna, congregation of
Benedictine
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monks of the
Armenian Catholic Church
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founded in 1717 by Abbot
Mekhitar of Sebaste
Mkhitar Sebastatsi ( hy, Մխիթար Սեբաստացի), Anglicisation, anglicized: Mekhitar of Sebaste, it, Mechitar (17 February 1676 – 27 April 1749) was an Armenian Armenian Catholic Church, Catholic monk, as well as prominent scholar a ...
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Armenian-language surnames