Aga: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Aga – Meaning: as a Turkish title, 'lord' or 'chief'; elsewhere a habitational surname or river name of unrelated origin – Origin: multiple (Turkish / Norwegian / Amharic) – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: AH-gah


Aga is a multiple (Turkish / Norwegian / Amharic) unisex name meaning “as a Turkish title, 'lord' or 'chief'; elsewhere a habitational surname or river name of unrelated origin”. It appears in our list of 200+ Unique Boy Names That Start With A.

Meaning & Origin of Aga

Meaning: As a Turkish title, 'lord' or 'chief'; elsewhere a habitational surname or river name of unrelated origin.

Origin: multiple (Turkish / Norwegian / Amharic).

A common claim: Widely glossed as 'elder, master' (Turkish/Polish). Actually: The 'master/elder' sense holds for the Turkish title 'ağa', but there's no Polish word supporting that meaning -- Polish 'Aga' is just a nickname with no meaning of its own.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Aga

Phonetic: AH-gah   IPA: /ˈɑː.ɡə/

Popularity of Aga

Aga doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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