Shagayegh as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Shagayegh

What is the meaning of the name Shagayegh ?

The baby name Shagayegh is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ʃæɣɒːˈjeɣ/ (approx. sha-GHA-yegh).

Shagayegh is Persian in Origin.

Shagayegh is a Persian feminine name (Farsi: شقایق) meaning “poppies,” referring to the crimson wild poppy (Papaver rhoeas) that carpets Iranian fields. The term entered Persian from Classical Arabic shaqa’iq (شقائق), famously in the phrase shaqa’iq al-nu‘man for anemones/poppies, and in Persian came to denote the flower itself. In poetry, shaghayegh evokes vivid color, ardor, and fleeting beauty, making it a resonant nature name.

Documented as a given name in Iran throughout the 20th century, it became especially popular from the late 1970s onward and remains familiar across Persian-speaking communities worldwide. Common Latin-script variants reflect different transliteration systems: Shaghayegh (most frequent), Shagayegh, Shaqayeq, Shaghayeg, and Shaghaiegh. Diminutives such as Shaghi or Yegheh sometimes appear in informal use. The name’s floral imagery aligns with other Persian favorites like Golnar and Laleh.

⚙ We can't find Shagayegh in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. Most often that means a rare name, a regional or heritage one, or a recent coinage. Either way, it remains a genuinely rare choice.