Lagate as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Lagate

What is the meaning of the name Lagate ?

The baby name Lagate is a Unisex name , 23 syllables long and is pronounced Common Anglicized: /ləˈɡeɪt/ (luh-GAYT); Possible East African: /laˈɡate/ (lah-GAH-teh).

Lagate is in Origin.

Lagate is a rare given name most plausibly drawn from the English surname Legate/Leggett, which descends from Latin legatus, “envoy, delegate, one appointed,” via Old French légat. In this lineage, Lagate carries the sense of “envoy,” “messenger,” or “deputy,” and functions comfortably as a unisex choice. The Lagate spelling is an attested surname form in parts of the English-speaking world (also found in the Philippines) and has only recently been adopted as a first name.

As a personal name, Lagate has no established medieval or scriptural tradition; its use aligns with the modern surname-as-given-name trend. Documented primarily in Anglophone records, it remains very uncommon. Variants and closely related forms include Legate, Leggett, Leggat, Leggatt, and Legat. Note that Lagat (a Kalenjin surname) and Legato (Italian, a musical term) are near-forms but not etymologically connected. The name’s core meaning suggests diplomacy, trust, and delegated authority.

⚙ Lagate is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Lagate appears only 3 times in total — found in 2 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.