Save Gender Masculine Usage Armenian Scripts Գառնիկ(Armenian) Pronounced Pron. gahr-NEEK(Eastern Armenian) [key·IPA] Other Forms FormsKarnig Meaning & History Means "little lamb" from Old Armenian գառն (gaṙn) meaning "lamb" combined with the diminutive suffix -իկ (-ik). It was used until the 6th century but was revived again in the 19th century.