Tigranes

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Tigranes means "king of tigers" in Armenian.
Scripts(How to write)
Τιγράνης(Ancient Greek)
Տիգրան(Armenian)
Տիգրանես
Popularity
The name Tigranes is not very common and is rarely used outside of Armenia.

cartoon of the name Tigranes
Cartoon of Tigranes

Tigranes Name meanings & History

Tigranes means "king of tigers" in Armenian. Greek form of the Old Armenian name Տիգրան (Tigran), from Old Irianian *Tigrāna, of uncertain meaning. It was recorded as ??? (Tiigra) in Elamite and ???? (Tiigra') in Akkadian. Tigranes was the name of a number of kings of Armenia, notably Tigranes II the Great who expanded the kingdom in the 1st century BC. The name Tigranes is mostly used in Armenia and among the Armenian diaspora. It is a popular name for boys in Armenia but is not commonly used in other parts of the world.

Zodiac Sign of Tigranes: Truth Sagittarius,Doubting Thomas Pisces

Synonyms of Tigranes:

T: Talkative,Doubting Thomas,Touchy,Testy,Tireless,Truth,Tacky

I: Involved,Intimate,Indulgence

G: Gregarious,Go-getter,Goof-off,Genuine

R: Resourceful,Reason,Rational,Restless

A: Argumentative,Angry,Aggressive,Action,Ambitious,Assertive

N: Nervous,Nutrition,Nagging,Nice,Neurosis,Neat,Nitpicking

E: Expressive,Entertain,Exaggerate,Enliven,Environment,Enlighten

S: Status,Sensuality,Success,Security,Social Standing,Solidity,Sex

Tigranes is:

  • a Comedic name
  • a Strange name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Tigranes the Great, King of Armenia; Tigran Petrosian, Armenian chess grandmaster.

Related Names to Tigranes

Other Armenian names that are related to Tigranes include Tigran, Tigranian, and Tigrinya.