Agai as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Agai

What is the meaning of the name Agai ?

The baby name Agai is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AH-guy,ah-GAI,ah-GAY (possible variant).

Agai is Amharic in Origin.

Agai is a transliteration variant of the Hebrew name Hagai/Haggai (Chaggai), from the root chag “festival,” usually interpreted as “my feast” or “festive.” Through Greek and Latin scriptures it appears as Aggaios (Greek) and Aggeus (Latin); in Aramaic and Syriac the form Aggai is common, which helps explain the loss of the initial h- in Agai.

The name is borne by the post‑exilic biblical prophet who urged rebuilding the Second Temple (c. 520 BCE), keeping it in liturgical use among Jewish communities and in Eastern Christian calendars. After periods of rarity in Europe, it saw a modern revival in Israel. Spellings and cognates include Haggai, Hagai, Chaggai, Chagai, Aggaios, Aggeus, Ageo (Spanish), Ageu (Portuguese), and Aggai. Agai thus serves as a succinct, internationally legible form while preserving the festive meaning and biblical heritage.

⚙ Agai is an uncommon pick. There are only 43 recorded uses of it in our data, from 15 countries.