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Խաչատուր
“given by the cross”
Խաչատուր (Xačʻatur) is a masculine given name. It is used in Armenian and Old Armenian.
Armenian and Classical ArmenianWritten in Armenian script. In English: Xaçʿatur.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Խաչատուր goes back to a word meaning “given by the cross.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Խաչատուր’s family of names
In Turkish usage, Խաչատուր has a diminutive in Haçik. In Old Armenian usage, Խաչատուր shares a linguistic root with the Greek form Σταύρος. In Armenian usage, Խաչատուր has a transliteration in Xaçʿatur.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Խաչատուր has relatives in 5 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Խաչատուր
- Khachatur AbovianArmenian writer, activist, academic (1809-1848)
- Khachatur SukiasyanArmenian politicianborn 1961
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