Agis (name)

Agis is a Greek male given name.

Origin and meaning

Greek  Ἆγις ; Ionic ῏Ηγις

The name is of ancient Greek origin and means the pure or the saint . After the ionic form, the meaning leader is also possible.

distribution

The name originally used in Sparta in the early days is now used throughout the Greek-speaking area.

Well-known namesake

Antiquity

• several kings of Sparta:
  • Agis I. (about 1160-1159 BC),
  • Agis II. (427-400 BC),
  • Agis III. (338–330 BC),
  • Agis IV. (244–241 BC),
• Agis (poet) , an ancient Greek epigrammatist.

Modern times

• Agis Stinas (1900–1987), Greek politician.
• Agis Sideras (* 1974), Greek-German writer