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Hakob or Hagop (Armenian: Հակոբ; Eastern Armenian pronunciation: hɑˈkɔpʰ, Western Armenian pronunciation: hɑˈɡɔpʰ) is a common Armenian first name derived from Greek Ἰακώβ, Iakṓb, equivalent to English Jacob.[1] A common diminutive form is Hakobik (Հակոբիկ or Յակոբիկ).[1] The common Armenian surname Hakobyan/Hagopian (Հակոբյան or Յակոբեան) is derived from this name.[1]
Notable people named Agop
- Agop Dilaçar (or Hagop Martayan) (1895–1979), Turkish-Armenian linguist and specialist in Turkic languages.
- Agop Jack Hacikyan (1931–2015), Canadian-Armenian university Professor of Literary Studies, historian, academic and writer.
- Agop Terzan (1927–2020), Armenian-French astronomer
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Notable people named Hagop
- Hagop S. Akiskal, Armenian-American psychiatrist
- Hagop Avesyan (born 1988), Armenian footballer
- Hagop Baronian (1843–1891), influential Ottoman Armenian writer, satirist, educator, and social figure in the 19th century
- Hagop Barsoumian (1936–1986), Armenian scholar and Armenology professor. Abducted in 1986, body never found
- Hagop Chirishian (born 1989), American soccer player of Armenian origin
- Hagop Der Hagopian, real name of Shahan Natalie, Armenian writer and revolutionary, and member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation
- Hagop Goudsouzian, Armenian-Canadian film director known for film My Son Shall Be Armenian
- Hagop Hagopian (or Agop Agopian) (1951–1988), founder and main leader of the Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA)
- Hakob Melik Hakobian, real name of famous Armenian novelist Raffi
- Hagop Kassarjian (born 1946), Lebanese-Armenian politician, MP and minister
- Hagop Kazazian Pasha (1833–1891), high-ranking Ottoman official of Armenian origin who served as the Minister of Finance and the Minister of the Privy Treasury during the reign of Sultan Abdul Hamid II
- Hagop Kevorkian, (1872-1962), Armenian-American archeologist, connoisseur of art, collector
- Hagop Oshagan (or Hakob Oshakan) (1883-1948), Armenian novelist, short story writer, playwright, and literary critic
- Hagop Pakradounian, Lebanese-Armenian politician, MP
- Hagop Sandaldjian (1931–1990), Egyptian-born Armenian American musician and microminiature sculptor
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Notable people named Hakob
- Hakob Arshakyan (born 1985), Armenian politician
- Hakob Gyurjian (1881–1948), Armenian sculptor
- Hakob Hakobian (painter) (1923–2013), modern Armenian painter
- Hakob Hakobian (poet) (1866–1937), Soviet Armenian poet, the founder of Armenian proletary poesia
- Hakob Kojoyan (1883–1959), Armenian artist
- Hakob Meghapart, first Armenian printer, the founder of the Armenian printing
- Hakob Sanasaryan (born c.1950), Armenian environmentalist campaigner and chemist
- Hakob Zavriev, Armenian politician
See also
References
- ^ a b c Achaṛyan, Hrachʻya (1948). "YAKOB". Hayotsʻ andznanunneri baṛaran (in Armenian). Vol. III. Erevan: Petakan hamalsarani hratarakchʻutʻyun. pp. 481–516.
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