Mkrtich (

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 ...

: ) is an Armenian male given name, meaning ''Baptist'' in

. The name, refers originally to

John the Baptist John the Baptist or , , or , ;Wetterau, Bruce. ''World history''. New York: Henry Holt and Company. 1994. syc, ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ܡܲܥܡܕ݂ܵܢܵܐ, Yoḥanān Maʿmḏānā; he, יוחנן המטביל, Yohanān HaMatbil; la, Ioannes Bapti ...

, known as Surb Hovhannes Mkrtich (Saint-John the Baptist) in Armenian.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)... " The widespread family name ''

Mkrtchyan Mkrtchyan or Mkrtchian may refer to: *Aghvan Mkrtchyan Aghvan Varazdati Mkrtchyan ( hy, Աղվան Վարազդատի Մկրտչյան, born 27 February 1981 in Yerevan, Soviet Union) is an Armenian former professional footballer who played as ...

'' 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 Mekertich Portukalian ( hy, Մկրտիչ Փորթուգալեան; October 21, 1848 – October 1921) was an Armenian teacher and journalist who founded the first Armenian political party, the Armenakan Party, in Van in 1885. The son of a banke ...

(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.

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