Hagop

thumb | right|Hakob MeghapartHakob or Hagop (; Eastern Armenian pronunciation: , Western Armenian pronunciation: ) is a common Armenian first name derived from Greek Ἰακώβ, Iakṓb, equivalent to English Jacob. A common diminutive form is Hakobik ( or ). The common Armenian surname Hakobyan/Hagopian ( or ) is derived from this name.

==Notable people named Agop== Agop Dilaçar (or Hagop Martayan) (1895–1979), Turkish-Armenian linguist and specialist in Turkic languages Agop Donabidian (born 1981), Lebanese footballer and coach Agop Jack Hacikyan (1931–2015), Canadian-Armenian university Professor of Literary Studies, historian, academic and writer Agop Handanyan (1834–1899), Ottoman Armenian physician, writer, translator and professor Agop Melkonyan (1949–2006), Bulgarian science fiction writer Agop Terzan (1927–2020), Armenian-French astronomer