Միհրան

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian Միհրան (Mihran).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Միհրան • (Mihran)

  1. a male given name, Mihran

Declension

Derived terms

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • Մեհրան (Mehran)
  • Մէհրան (Mēhran)

Etymology

Borrowed from Iranian. See Persian مهران (mehrân) for more. According to Ačaṙyan, the first Armenian bearing the name is a certain general of Tigranes the Great. Other old attestations recorded by Ačaṙyan are from 9th, 11th, 14th and 15th centuries.

Proper noun

Միհրան • (Mihran)

  1. a male given name, Mihran

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: Միհրան (Mihran)

References

  • Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1946) “Միհրան”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (Erewani petakan hamalsaran. Gitakan ašxatutʻyunner; 25) (in Armenian), volume III, Yerevan: University Press, pages 332—333
  • J̌axǰaxean, Manuēl (1837) “Միհրան”, in Baṙgirkʻ i barbaṙ hay ew italakan. Anuankʻ anjancʻ [Armenian–Italian Dictionary. Appendix of Personal Names], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 1501d
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