Name Mkrtum Gender Masculine Usage Armenian Scripts Մկրտում(Armenian) Pronounced Pron. [mə.kəɾ.ˈtum](Eastern Armenian) [mə.ɡəɾ.ˈdum](Western Armenian) Edit Status Status Meaning & History From the Armenian word մկրտում (mkrtum) meaning "baptism", referring to Jesus' baptism in the Jordan River.