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in reply to a message by Mike C
Thanks, it's great to have this.
But Monte was #5 for boys in Armenia last year after having jumped 11 places on the chart?
Is this somehow the English nickname for Montgomery being imported into Armenia, or does it have a completely different derivation there? Anybody know?
But Monte was #5 for boys in Armenia last year after having jumped 11 places on the chart?
Is this somehow the English nickname for Montgomery being imported into Armenia, or does it have a completely different derivation there? Anybody know?
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Depends on what (or whom) is behind the rise in popularity of Monte in Armenia. If it turns out that the Armenian-American revolutionary Monte Melkonian (1957-1993) is behind it, then it actually is possible that Monte ultimately comes from Montgomery. However, we will likely never know for certain what inspired his parents to name him Monte back in the '50s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Melkonian (in English; he was born in California)
By the way, the Armenian name source listed below makes no mention of the name. This possibly indicates that the name has no long and established history in Armenia, i.e. it was introduced there relatively recently.
http://armenian.name/index.php?a=list&d=1&p=6&w1=M (in English)
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Thank you very much for pointing out Mr. Melkonian's fame in Armenia. It's obvious the popularity of the name there is because of him.
His life was so recent that it is possible we can still find out why his parents chose the name. However, his parents were born in the USA themselves and seem to have been well assimilated into American culture, so they were surely just giving him an "American" name. So this is indeed the English language name Monte being imported into Armenian culture.
His life was so recent that it is possible we can still find out why his parents chose the name. However, his parents were born in the USA themselves and seem to have been well assimilated into American culture, so they were surely just giving him an "American" name. So this is indeed the English language name Monte being imported into Armenian culture.
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