Anahit (name)

Anahit (in Armenian Անահիտ) (in Western Armenian transliteration and pronunciation Anahid (Անահիդ)) is goddess of fertility and healing, wisdom and water in Armenian mythology.

Anahita is a Persian goddess, known also by the spellings Anahit/Anahid.

Anahit and variant Anahid is a common given name for Armenian females,^[1] and may refer to:

Anahid

(in Western Armenian given names)

Anahid Ajemian (born 1924), Armenian-American violinist.

Anahit

(in Eastern Armenian given names)

Anahit Bakhshyan (born 1947), Armenian politician and MP
Anahit Nersesyan (born 1954), Armenian pianist
Anahit Sahinyan (1917–2010), an Armenian writer
Anahit Tsitsikian (1926–1999), Armenian violinist

References

^ Ekmekdjian, M. (1992). Les prénoms arméniens. Collection Arménies (in French). Editions Parenthèses. p. 14. ISBN 978-2-86364-068-5. Retrieved 13 October 2018.

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[Ekmekdjian_1992-1] Ekmekdjian, M. (1992). Les prénoms arméniens. Collection Arménies (in French). Editions Parenthèses. p. 14. ISBN 978-2-86364-068-5. Retrieved 13 October 2018.

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