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Aga or AGA may refer to: Business * Architectural Glass and Aluminum (AGA), a glazing contractor, established in 1970 * AGA (automobile), , 1920s German car company *AGA AB, , a Swedish company, the originator of the AGA cooker * AGA Rangemaster Group, British manufacturer **AGA cooker, an oven and cooker *Abellio Greater Anglia, former name of Greater Anglia, a train company in the United Kingdom People * Aga Khan (other) * ''Ağa'' (Ottoman Empire), an Ottoman Turkish military and administrative rank * Alejandro G. Abadilla (1906–1969), Filipino poet * Aga vom Hagen (1872–1949), German painter, author, and art patron * Aga Radwańska, Polish tennis player *AGA (singer), Hong Kong singer Given name *Aga of Kish, Ensi of Kish and King of Sumer * Ağa Aşurov (1880–1936), Azerbaijani statesman *Aga Muhlach (born 1969), Filipino actor and producer * Aga Zaryan (born 1976), Polish vocalist *Aga, a diminutive of the Russian female first name Agafa *Aga, a diminutive o ...
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AGA (Architectural Glass And Aluminum)
Aga or AGA may refer to: Business * Architectural Glass and Aluminum (AGA), a glazing contractor, established in 1970 * AGA (automobile), , 1920s German car company * AGA AB, , a Swedish company, the originator of the AGA cooker * AGA Rangemaster Group, British manufacturer **AGA cooker, an oven and cooker *Abellio Greater Anglia, former name of Greater Anglia, a train company in the United Kingdom People * Aga Khan (other) * ''Ağa'' (Ottoman Empire), an Ottoman Turkish military and administrative rank * Alejandro G. Abadilla (1906–1969), Filipino poet * Aga vom Hagen (1872–1949), German painter, author, and art patron * Aga Radwańska, Polish tennis player * AGA (singer), Hong Kong singer Given name *Aga of Kish, Ensi of Kish and King of Sumer * Ağa Aşurov (1880–1936), Azerbaijani statesman * Aga Muhlach (born 1969), Filipino actor and producer * Aga Zaryan (born 1976), Polish vocalist *Aga, a diminutive of the Russian female first name Agafa *Aga, a diminuti ...
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Agafangel
Agafangel () is an old and rarePetrovsky, p. 38 Russian Christian male first name.Superanskaya, p. 24 The name is derived from the Greek name Agathangelos, which in turn derives from the words ''agathos''—meaning ''kind'', ''good''—and ''angelos''—meaning ''bearer of news'', ''messenger''. The diminutives of "Agafangel" are Aga (), Fanya (), and Agafangelka (). The patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic. Patronymics are used, b ...s derived from "Agafangel" are "" (''Agafangelovich''; masculine) and "" (''Agafangelovna''; feminine). References Notes Sources *Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (''Dictionary of Russian First Names''). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. *А. В. � ...
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Anu Aga
Anu Aga (born 3 August 1942) is an Indian billionaire businesswoman and social worker who led Thermax, an energy and environment engineering business, as its chairperson from 1996 to 2004. She was among the eight richest Indian women, and in 2007 was part of 40 richest Indians by net worth according to ''Forbes'' magazine. She was awarded with the Mumbai Women of the Decade Achievers Award by ALL Ladies League, the all ladies wing of ASSOCHAM. After retiring from Thermax, she took to social work, and in 2010 she was awarded the Padma Shri for Social Work by the Government of India. She is currently Chairperson of Teach For India. She was nominated to Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of Indian Parliament on 26 April 2012, by President Pratibha Patil. As per Forbes list of India’s 100 richest tycoons, dated October 9, 2024, Anu Aga is ranked 67th with a net worth of $4.7 Billion. Early life and education Anu Aga was born to a Parsi Zoroastrian family on 3 August 1942 in Bomba ...
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Alemu Aga
Alemu Aga (; born 1950) is an Ethiopian musician, singer, and master of the Begena. Life Born in Entotto, near Addis Ababa, Alemu became interested in the begena (a ten-stringed member of the lyre family, also known as "King David's Harp") at the age of twelve, when a master of the instrument, the Aleqa Tessema Welde-Emmanuel, stayed next door to his family. Aleqa Tessema began teaching at Ras Desta school, where Alemu was a pupil. As well as studying the begena at school, Alemu carried his master's instrument to and from school, and thus benefited from more of Tessema's time. He went on to study geography at Addis Ababa University, and after graduation went to work as a geography and begena professor at the Yared Music School, where for seven years he also taught begena. Alemu went on to become an acknowledged master of the instrument, first recorded in 1972 by Cynthia Tse Kimberlin for a major UNESCO collection, and performing and broadcasting around the world. In 1974, ...
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Ağa
Ağa is a Turkish surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Mustapha Aga, Ottoman Empire ambassador to the Swedish Court *Osman Aga of Temesvar, Ottoman army officer *Sedefkar Mehmed Agha, Ottoman architect of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque *Suleiman Aga, Ottoman Empire ambassador to the French king Louis XIV *Silahdar Findiklili Mehmed Aga, Turkish historian *Yakup Ağa, Ottoman cavalry knight *Zaro Aga, claimed to be one of the longest-lived humans in the history of mankind See also

*Firuz Ağa Mosque *Agha (Ottoman Empire) {{DEFAULTSORT:Aga Turkish-language surnames ...
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Avgusta
Avgusta ( or ) is a Russian Christian first name,Superanskaya, p. 250 the female form of the male first name Avgust.Petrovsky, p. 32 It is derived from the Latin word ''Augusta'', meaning ''sacred'', and was used as an honorific in ancient Rome. Its colloquial forms and diminutive A diminutive is a word obtained by modifying a root word to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment, and sometimes to belittle s ...s include Ava (), Gusta (), Gustya (), Ustya (), Gusya (), Gutya (), and Aga (). "Avgusta" is also a colloquial form of the female first name Avgustina and a diminutive of the male first name Avgustin. References Notes Sources *Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (''Dictionary of Russian First Names''). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. *А. В. С� ...
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Agavva
Agavva () is an old and rarePetrovsky, p. 37 Russian Christian male first name.Superanskaya, p. 23 It is supposedly derived from the Biblical Hebrew word ''hāgāb'', meaning ''locust''. Its diminutives are Aga (), Agakha (), and Agasha (). The patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic. Patronymics are used, b ...s derived from "Agavva" are "" (''Agavvich''; masculine) and "" (''Agavvichna''; feminine). See also * Agav References Notes Sources *Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (''Dictionary of Russian First Names''). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. *А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Современный словарь личных имён: Сравнение ...
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Agav
Agav () is an old and uncommonPetrovsky, p. 37 Russian Christian male first name.Superanskaya p. 23 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''. It is also possible that the name is of Biblical Hebrew origins and derives from the word ''hāgāb'', meaning ''locust''. Finally, it could have been derived from the name of an Ethiopian tribe.Superanskaya p. 34 Its diminutives are Aga (), Agava (), Agakha (), and Agasha (). The patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic. Patronymics are used, b ...s derived from "Agav" are "" (''Agavovich''; masculine) and "" (''Agavovna''; feminine). References Notes Sources *. "Словарь русских � ...
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Agatha (given Name)
Agatha, also Agata, is a feminine given name derived from the Greek feminine name (''Agáthē''; alternative form: ''Agathḗ''), which is a nominalized form of (''agathḗ''), i.e. the feminine form of the adjective (''agathós'') "good". It was the name of St. Agatha of Sicily, a third-century Christian martyr. Rarely has the name been given in English-speaking countries during recent years. Agatha was last ranked among the top 1,000 names for girls born in the United States during the 1930s. “Agatha” is a common name in Greece and countries that speak Germanic languages. Russian name In Russian, the name "" (''Agata'') was borrowed from the Western European languages, and derives from the same Ancient Greek root from which older names AgafyaNikonov, p. 63 and AgafaPetrovsky, p. 38 also come. Its masculine version is Agat.Superanskaya p. 251 In 1924–1930, the name was included into various Soviet calendars,Superanskaya pp. 22 and 278 w ...
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Agapiya
Agapiya (, from ) is an old and uncommonPetrovsky, p. 37 Russian Christian female first name.Superanskaya p. 250 Its masculine version is Agapy. Its colloquial form is Ogapiya ().Superanskaya p. 278 The substandard colloquial form Agapeya () was also used. The diminutive A diminutive is a word obtained by modifying a root word to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment, and sometimes to belittle s ...s of "Agapiya" are Agapa (), Gapa (), Ganya (), Gasya (), Aga (), and Agasha (). References Notes Sources *Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (''Dictionary of Russian First Names''). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. * А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Современный словарь личных имён: Сравнение. ...
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Agapit
Agapit () is an old and uncommonPetrovsky, p. 37 Russian Christian male first name.Superanskaya, p. 24 The name is derived from the Greek word ''agapētos'', meaning ''loved one''. Its colloquial variant is Agap (; which can also be the main form of a related name). The diminutives of "Agapit" are Aga (), Agapitka (), Agapka (), Gapa (), and Gasha (). The patronymics derived from "Agapit" are "" (''Agapitovich''; masculine) and "" (''Agapitovna''; feminine). Notable people * Agapetus of the Kiev Caves (?-1095), doctor and monk in Kyiv Pechersk Lavra The Kyiv Pechersk Lavra or Kyievo-Pecherska Lavra (), also known as the Kyiv Monastery of the Caves, is a historic lavra or large monastery of Eastern Christianity that gave its name to the Pecherskyi District where it is located in Kyiv. Sin ... * Agapit Chicagou ( 1725–1731), Native American tribal leader * Agapit Leblanc (1887–1926), Canadian Fishery officer * Agapit Stevens (1848–1924), Belgian painter * Aga ...
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Agapa
Agapa () is an Old Church SlavonicSuperanskaya p. 278 and rare Russian female first name.Petrovsky, p. 37 It is derived from the Greek word ''agapē'', meaning ''love''. The diminutive A diminutive is a word obtained by modifying a root word to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment, and sometimes to belittle s ...s of "Agapa" are Aga () and Gapa (). "Agapa" may also be a diminutive of the female name Agapiya.Superanskaya p. 250 References Notes Sources * 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. * А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Словарь русских имён ...
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