Dikran is the Western Armenian transcription of Tigran, a name of Old Iranian origin. The name Tigranes, derived from the Greek rendering of the Old Iranian name *Tigrāna, was theophoric in nature and uncommon during the Achaemenid era (550–330 BC). It was primarily associated with historical figures, especially kings of Armenia, and is most famously linked to Tigranes the Great, who founded a short-lived Armenian empire.