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".^[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.

^ 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.

[Ekmekdjian_1992-1] 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.

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