Given name

Vaqif

Vaqif is a masculine given name from Arabic. It is used in Azerbaijani.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Vaqif comes from Arabic.

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How it developed

From Arabic واقِف.

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Vaqif’s family of names

In Azerbaijani usage, Vaqif has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Вагиф.

Walk Vaqif’s family in the name graph

VaqifВагиф

The ring: across languages.

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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Vaqif

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Sibling ideas

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