Andranik (given name)
| Andranik | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Armenian |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Antranig, 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".
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
Andranik and its variant pronunciations Antranig / Antranik may refer to:
- Andranik
- Andranik Eskandarian (born 1951), Iranian American football (soccer) player
- Andranik Hakobyan (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, also known as General Andranik (Zōravar Andranik), an Armenian general (1865-1927)
- Andranik Teymourian, an Iranian football player
- Antranig
- Antranig Chalabian (1922-2011), medical illustrator, cartographer and historian
- Antranig Dzarugian (1913–1989), Armenian diasporan Armenian writer, poet, educator and journalist
Sports
- Antranik SC, an Armenian sports club in Lebanon
Others
- Andranikological Review, an Armenian youth historical half-yearly periodical published in Yerevan, in 2002-2004
See also
- 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 beginning with "Antranig"
- All pages beginning with "Andranig"
- All pages beginning with "Antranik"
- All pages beginning with "Andranik"
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