Agave as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Agave

What is the meaning of the name Agave ?

The baby name Agave is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced English: uh-GAH-vee (/əˈɡɑːvi/); Ancient Greek (transliteration Agauē): a-GAH-oo-eh.

Agave is Greek in Origin.

Agave derives from Ancient Greek Ἀγαύη (Agauē), built on agauos “illustrious, noble, proud.” In myth she is a Theban princess, daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia and mother of Pentheus; Euripides’ Bacchae recounts her Dionysian frenzy and tragic slaying of her son. The Latinized form Agave later named the succulent genus, chosen for its “noble” bearing - an association that keeps the word familiar today. Not to be confused with Agape (“love”), though the spellings are close.

As a given name, Agave is rare but attested in classical-revival circles and modern nature-name trends. Traditional and scholarly forms include Agauë and Agavē; Romance orthographies sometimes write Agavé or Ágave, and a Slavic adaptation Agava appears occasionally. The name’s core sense remains “illustrious, noble, high-born,” making it an unusual choice that blends mythic gravitas with botanical chic.

⚙ Agave is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Agave appears only 8 times in total — found in 5 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.