Mkhitar or Mekhitar or Mechitar or Latinized Mechitarius () is an Armenian male given name. See Մխիթար for more on the origin of the name.
The surname Mkhitaryan is from this name.
Notable people bearing this name include: Historical Mekhitar of Sebaste (1676–1749), founder of the Mekhitarists Mkhitar of Ani (12th–13th centuries), Armenian historian and priest Mekhitar of Ayrivank (1222–1307), compiler of a canon of holy books, composer officer. Mkhitar Gosh (1130–1213), a scholar, writer, public figure, thinker, and priest. Mkhitar Sparapet (?-1730), a military commander Mkhitar Heratsi, an Armenian physician of the 12th century Contemporary Mkhitar Hayrapetyan, Armenian politician Mkhitar Djrbashian (1918–1994), a notable Armenian mathematician. Mkhitar Manukyan (born 1973), an Armenian wrestler Mkhitar Mnatsakanyan (born 1950), Armenian politician and minister
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