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The baby name Agah is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Persian: /ɑːˈɡɑːh/ — respelled: "ah-GAH".

Agah is Persian in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Persian
Pronunciation: Persian: /ɑːˈɡɑːh/ — respelled: "ah-GAH"

What is the meaning of the name Agah ?

The baby name Agah is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Persian: /ɑːˈɡɑːh/ — respelled: "ah-GAH".

Agah is Persian in Origin.

Agah is a masculine given name of Persian origin, from Āgāh (آگاه/آگاہ), meaning aware, informed, or conscious, with connotations of alertness and insight. Adopted into Ottoman Turkish as Âgâh and kept in modern Turkish as Agah/Agâh, it denotes someone mindful and knowledgeable; Turkish ğ lengthens the preceding vowel, so it is commonly pronounced ah-gah.

The name appears in Ottoman-era records and literature among scholars and officials; notably, Agâh Efendi (1832–1885) co-founded Tercüman-ı Ahvâl, the first private Turkish newspaper. Today Agah persists in Turkey and occurs, though less commonly, in Iran and Urdu-speaking communities as a given name or honorific element. Variants and transliterations include Agâh, Âgâh, and Āgāh. It is distinct from Agha/Aga (Āqā, آقا), a related Persian-derived title meaning sir or master.

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Agah – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
NG 0 #272 1 5,926
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
SD Girls 0 #357 2 7,678
PT Boys 0 #380 2 7,951
YE 0 #398 1 8,639
PH Boys 0 #408 1 11,440
OM Girls 0 #423 2 15,987
PH Girls 0 #429 1 13,098
SD Boys 0 #466 1 10,523
IQ Girls 0 #525 1 11,303
CM Boys 0 #538 13 12,054
CM Girls 0 #554 7 11,671
KW Girls 0 #559 3 19,177
LY 0 #559 1 12,703
IR Boys 0 #562 4 10,162
HK Girls 0 #650 1 16,104
IN Girls 0 #654 1 13,121
IQ Boys 0 #694 4 13,071
QA Boys 0 #743 1 18,093
SY 0 #767 1 11,684
NG Girls 0 #771 16 15,093
KW Boys 0 #805 2 18,755
TR 0 #848 402 19,440
TN 0 #865 1 13,765
NG Boys 0 #890 62 16,906
MY Girls 0 #1,069 4 24,821
MY Boys 0 #1,099 13 25,439
AE Boys 0 #1,140 4 22,615
MA 0 #1,199 1 20,986
MX Girls 0 #1,267 1 17,781
ZA Boys 0 #1,269 4 25,619
SA Boys 0 #1,599 16 28,008

Agah is popular in 25 countries — most recent births per country:

AE
CM
DK
HK
ID

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People also ask about Agah

Agah is predominantly a boy's name.
Agah is a 2 syllable name, pronounced Persian: /ɑːˈɡɑːh/ — respelled: "ah-GAH".
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Agah, Agāh, Āgāh, Agâh and Agha.
Across languages, Agah has these equivalents: Hikmat (Arabic/Persian; 'wisdom'), Zeki (Turkish; 'intelligent'), Rashid (Arabic; 'rightly guided').
Agah is a name of Persian origin, traditionally used in Iran. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within Iran and its diaspora communities.