Jagir as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Jagir

What is the meaning of the name Jagir ?

The baby name Jagir is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced juh-GEER (IPA: /dʒəˈɡiːr/).

Jagir is Hindi, Persian in Origin.

Jagir is a South Asian given name from Persian jāgīr (جاگیر), a compound of jā “place” and gīr “holder” (from gereftan, “to seize/hold”). In Hindustani and Punjabi it denoted a land grant or fief, the revenue assignment system under the Mughals and other early-modern states. The word also yielded the title Jagirdar/Jageerdar, “holder of a jagir,” widely found in historical records.

As a personal name, Jagir occurs today in North India and Pakistan, especially in Punjabi- and Urdu-speaking communities, suggesting stewardship, legacy, and prosperity; some read it as “God‑given estate” or “granted share.” Variant spellings include Jageer and Jaagir; related surnames are Jagirdar/Jageerdar. Pronounced JAA-geer or juh-GEER, it is chiefly masculine but occasionally unisex, and remains uncommon in the diaspora.