Given name
Hagop
“he who supplants”
Hagop is a form of James. James is traditionally associated with “he who supplants” through its connection with Jacob. The explanation belongs to the biblical Jacob story, rather than describing a separate meaning created by the English spelling James.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Armenian use, Hagop carries the interpretation “he who supplants.” Hagop is a form of James. James is traditionally associated with “he who supplants” through its connection with Jacob. The explanation belongs to the biblical Jacob story, rather than describing a separate meaning created by the English spelling James.
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Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Armenian.
How it developed
Hagop is used as a form of James. Hagop is a form of James. The shared background comes through James: The route to James passes through Late Latin Iacomus, a variant of the Latin form of Jacob. This different Latin development helps explain how James and Jacob could become distinct English names while retaining the same older origin.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1922. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Hagop is a form of James. The history of James gives this family its wider story. James was borne by two New Testament disciples: James son of Zebedee and James son of Alphaeus. James later became a recurring Scottish royal name: James VI of Scotland took the English throne in 1603. After James II lost that throne in 1688, his family’s supporters became known as Jacobites, drawing on the Latin form of James.
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Hagop through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 342
- 342 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 17 in 1992. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,037 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hagop’s family of names
Hagop is a form of James. In English usage, Hagop has a related form in HAKOB. Hagop has a related form in Hagap.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Hagop
- RaffiArmenian playwright (1835–1888)
- Hagop BaronianArmenian Ottoman writer (1843–1891)
- Shahan NatalieArmenian writer (1884–1983)
- Hakob MeghapartArmenian painter1500–1600
- Hagop HagopianArmenian armed activist (1951–1988)
- Hagop OshaganArmenian literary figure (1883-1948)
- Hakob GyurjianArmenian sculptor (1881–1948)
- Hakob HovnatanyanArmenian artist (1806-1881)
- Hagop Kazazian PashaMinister of Privy Treasury, Minister of Finance of the Ottoman Empire1836–1891
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Hagop, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“he who supplants”
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Jacques
“he who supplants” · “heel grabber”
>99% boys
Hovsep
“God will add” · “God shall add”
>99% boys
Lathan
“a gift from God” · “he has given”
>99% boys
Hirum
“my brother has been exalted”
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Hirem
“my brother has been exalted”
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