Melik (disambiguation)

Melik is a hereditary Armenian noble title, in various Eastern Armenian principalities known as melikdoms encompassing modern Yerevan, Kars, Nakhichevan, Sevan, Lori, Artsakh, Northwestern Persia and Syunik starting from the Late Middle Ages until the end of the nineteenth century.

Melik or Meliq may also refer to:

People

Title

• Melik Mehmed Gazi (died 1142), the fourth ruler of Danishmendids
• Melik Zünnun (died 1175), the fifth ruler of Danishmendids

Given name

• Melik Brown (born 1984), U.S. football fullback
• Melik Demirel, professor and researcher professor at Pennsylvania State University
• Melik Janoyan (born 1985), Armenian athlete and javelin thrower
• Melik Ohanian (born 1969), French contemporary artist of Armenian origin

Middle name

• Alexander Melik-Pashayev (1905–1964), Soviet-Armenian conductor
• Gevorg Melik-Karagyozyan, Armenian politician and minister
• Hakob Melik-Hakobian, real name of Armenian novelist Raffi
• Natalya Melik Melikyan (1906–1989), Armenian scientist

Surname

• Anton Melik (1890–1966), Slovene geographer
• Ioan Mire Melik, or Melic (1840–1889), Wallachian, later Romanian mathematician, educator and political figure
• Rouben Melik (1921–2007), French-Armenian poet and a member of the French Resistance
• Sayuti Melik (1908-1989), Indonesian typist of the copy of the proclamation of independence, which was proclaimed by Sukarno on August 17, 1945
• Vasilij Melik (1921–2009), Slovenian historian

See also

• Meliki, formerly Melik, a village and a former municipality in Imathia, Greece
• Melikgyugh, meaning Melik village, a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia
• Musée Edgar Mélik, museum within the historic castle Château de Cabriès
• Malach (disambiguation) / Malakh
• Malak (disambiguation)
• Malek (disambiguation)
• Malik
• Melek (disambiguation)