Krikor

Krikor is a Western Armenian given name, equivalent to Eastern Armenian given name Grigor and the English equivalent Gregory and its variants in different languages. A diminutive of the name is Koko. A variant is Kirkor.

Notable people with the name include:

Religion

  • Gregory of Narek (951–1003), or Krikor Naregatsi, Armenian monk, poet, mystical philosopher, theologian and saint of the Armenian Apostolic Church
Catholicoi
Armenian Patriarchs of Jerusalem
  • Krikor Yetesattzi of Jerusalem (669–696)
  • Patriarch Krikor of Jerusalem (981–1006)
  • Patriarch Krikor of Jerusalem (1356–1363)
  • Patriarch Krikor Kantzagehtzee of Jerusalem (1613–1645)
  • Krikor Shiravantzee (Chainbearer) (1715–1749)
Armenian patriarchs of Constantinople
  • Patriarch Krikor I of Constantinople (1526–1537)
  • Patriarch Krikor II of Constantinople (1601–1608, 1611–1621, 1623–1626)
  • Patriarch Krikor III of Constantinople (1764–1773)
  • Patriarch Krikor IV of Constantinople (1801–1802)
Contemporary

Persons carrying the name Krikor

  • Krikor Agathon (1901-1979), Egyptian sport shooter, fencer and Olympian
  • Krikor Agopian (born 1942), Lebanese Armenian painter
  • Krikor Alozian (born 1979), Lebanese Armenian footballer
  • Krikor Amirian (1888–1964), Armenian Revolutionary, who participated in the establishment of the First Republic of Armenia
  • Krikor Ayvazian (1912-1997), Armenian Catholic Bishop of Qamishli
  • Krikor Azaryan (1934–2009), Bulgarian Armenian theatre director
  • Krikor Badrossian, Armenian communist politician
  • Krikor Balyan, Armenian architect
  • Krikor Beledian (born 1945), Lebanese-born Armenian writer, literary critic, and translator living in France
  • Krikor Kalfayan (1873-1949), Armenian writer, lecturer, musician, and musicologist
  • Krikor Mekhitarian (born 1986), Brazilian Armenian chess grandmaster
  • Krikor Odian (1834-1887), Ottoman Armenian jurist, politician and writer
  • Krikor Ohanian, original name of Mike Connors, American actor
  • Krikor Pambuccian (1915–1996), Armenian–Romanian professor of pathology
  • Krikor Peshtimaldjian (1778-1839), Ottoman Armenian philosopher, educator, translator, and linguist
  • Krikor Zohrab (1861–1915), Ottoman Armenian writer

Others

  • Grégoire Aslan (Coco) born Krikor Aslanian (1908–1982), Swiss ethnic Armenian actor and musician
  • Gregor (musician) (1898-1971), born Krikor Kélékian, jazz bandleader

See also

Name list
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