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 Gregory the Illuminator (257–331), patron saint and first official head of the Armenian Apostolic Church Gregory II the Martyrophile (1035–1105), Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church (1066-1105) Gregory IV the Young (1173–1193) Gregory V of Cilicia (1193–1194) Gregory VI of Cilicia (1194–1203) Gregory VII of Cilicia (1293–1307) Gregory VIII of Cilicia (1411–1418) Gregory IX of Cilicia (1439–1446) Gregory X (1443–1465) Gregory XI (1536–1545) Gregory XII (1576–1590)
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 Krikor Bedros XV Agagianian or Grégoire-Pierre Agagianian (1895–1971), Patriarch Catholicos of Cilicia of the Armenian Catholic Church (1937–1962) and Catholic cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (1958–1970) Krikor Balakian (1875–1934), Armenian bishop Krikor Bedros XX Gabroyan (1934–2021), Patriarch-Catholicos of the Armenian Catholic Church
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, 20th-century Armenian communist politician Krikor Balyan (1764–1831), Armenian architect Krikor Beledian (born 1945), Lebanese-born Armenian writer, literary critic, and translator living in France Krikor Bogharian, Armenian diarist and genocide survivor Krikor Guerguerian (1911–1988), Armenian Catholic cleric and genocide archivist 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 (1925–2017), American actor Krikor Pambuccian (1915–1996), Armenian–Romanian professor of pathology Krikor Peshtimaldjian (1778–1839), Ottoman Armenian philosopher, educator, translator, and linguist Krikor Torosian (1884–1915), Armenian satirist, journalist and publisher Krikor Zohrab (1861–1915), Ottoman Armenian writer
Middle name
Haroutune Krikor Daghlian, Jr. (1921–1945), Armenian physicist of the Manhattan Project Mihran Krikor Kassabian (1870–1910), Armenian American physician
Others Gregor (musician) (1898–1971), born Krikor Kélékian, jazz bandleader Grégoire Aslan (Coco) born Krikor Aslanian (1908–1982), Swiss ethnic Armenian actor and musician Kirk Kerkorian (1917–2015), family romanized first name as Kerkor and last name as Kerkorian, Armenoan-American businessman and philanthropist.
See also Grigor Krikorian Surp Krikor Lusavoriç Armenian Church, Kuzguncuk, Armenian church in Istanbul Gregory (given name) and variant Gregor
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