Agaue as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Agaue

What is the meaning of the name Agaue ?

The baby name Agaue is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Classical Greek: ah-GAU-ay (approx. /aˈɡau.eː/),Anglicized: uh-GAH-vee or uh-GAY-vee (approx. /əˈɡɑːvi/ or /əˈɡeɪvi/).

Agaue is Greek in Origin.

Agaue is the classical Greek name Ἀγαυή (Agauē), derived from ἀγαυός (agauós), “illustrious, noble, proud in the sense of stately.” It thus carries the meaning “the admirable or illustrious one.” The same root underlies the botanical genus Agave, though the plant term was chosen later in learned Latin and not the source of the name.

In antiquity the name is best known from Greek myth - Agaue/Agave, daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia and mother of Pentheus, memorably featured in Euripides’ Bacchae. Outside literary contexts it shows scant evidence of continuous use, and in modern times it remains rare, sometimes revived by classicists or in Greece as Αγαύη (Agaví). Established variants and transliterations include Agave (Latinized/English), Agauē (with macron), Agauê (scholarly), Agaüe (to mark the two vowels), and Agaví/Agavi (Modern Greek forms).

⚙ Agaue does not appear in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. This usually means it's either extremely rare, a regional/traditional name not captured by official statistics, or a brand-new coinage. Use it knowing your child will almost certainly be the only one in the room.