Given name
Garegin
“darling, dear, having high value”
Garegin is used as a given name.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Garegin is a romanization of Գարեգին. Գարեգին goes back to a word meaning “darling, dear, having high value.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Garegin is a romanization of Գարեգին. Գարեգին comes from Proto-Indo-European.
Explained through its name family
Garegin’s family of names
In Old Armenian usage, Garegin is a Roman-alphabet rendering of Գարեգին. In Armenian usage, Garegin is a transliteration of Գարեգին.
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Across languages 1
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People named Garegin
- Garegin IICatholicoi of Armeniaborn 1951
- Garegin NzhdehArmenian politician and philosopher (1886-1955)
- Karekin ICatholicoi of Armenia (1932–1999)
- Armen GaroArmenian nationalist activist and politician (1872–1923)
- Garegin KhazhakArmenian journalist, writer, political activist, and educator1867–1915
- Garegin SrvandztiantsArmenian writer1840–1892
- Karekin II KazanjianPatriarch of Constantinople1927–1998
- Karekin I KhachadourianArmenian Patriarch of Constantinople1880–1961
- Garegin ApresovSoviet diplomat (1890-1941)
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