At a Glance
- Meaning
- Noble, distinguished
- Origin
- Greek
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- uh-GAH-vee
Agave is a Greek girl's name meaning “noble, distinguished”. It appears in our list of 200+ Beautiful Baby Girls Names That Start with A.
Meaning & Origin of Agave
Meaning: Noble, distinguished.
Origin: Greek.
A common claim: Agave is mostly associated today with the plant used to make tequila rather than its original meaning. Actually: The name came first — the plant was named after the Greek mythological figure Agave, not the other way around.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Agave
uh-GAH-veeIPA /əˈɡɑː.vi/
Popularity of Agave
Agave 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.
Lists That Include Agave
Similar Names
Agda · Agafia · Aglaia · Afina · Agna · Aethna
