Agav
Agav (Russian: Ага́в) is an old and rare[1] Russian Christian male first name.[2] There are several theories about the origins of this first name. According to one, the name is possibly derived from the Greek word agauos, meaning famous, celebrated.[2] It is also possible that the name is of Biblical Hebrew origins and derives from the word hāgāb, meaning locust.[1] Finally, it could have been derived from the name of an Ethiopian tribe.[3]
Its diminutives are Aga (А́га),[2] Agava (Ага́ва), Agakha (Ага́ха), and Agasha (Ага́ша).[1]
The patronymics derived from "Agav" are "Ага́вович" (Agavovich; masculine) and "Ага́вовна" (Agavovna; feminine).[1]
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- Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (Dictionary of Russian First Names). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-17-002940-3
- [1] А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Современный словарь личных имён: Сравнение. Происхождение. Написание" (Modern Dictionary of First Names: Comparison. Origins. Spelling). Айрис-пресс. Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-8112-1399-9
- [2] А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Словарь русских имён" (Dictionary of Russian Names). Издательство Эксмо. Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-699-14090-5
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