Vagif (or Vaqif in the Azerbaijani transcription) is a common given name in Azerbaijan. Of Persian origin, it means "clever" or "watchful".
Name Notable people with the name include: Molla Panah Vagif (1717–1797), poet and statesman, founder of the "realist" school in Azerbaijani poetry Vagif Akhundov (born 1950), Azerbaijani general Vagif Aliyev (born 1953), Azerbaijani politician Vagif Bayatly Oner (born 1948), Azerbaijani poet and translator Vagif Behbudov (born 1938), Azerbaijani director and screenwriter Vagif Guliyev (born 1957), Azerbaijani mathematician Vagif Gurbanov (1967–1992), Soviet and Azerbaijani air force officer Vagif Huseynov (1942–2024), Azerbaijani army officer and politician Vagif Jafarov (1949–1991), Azerbaijani politician Vagif Javadov (born 1989), Azerbaijani footballer Vagif Mustafayev (born 1953), Azerbaijani screenwriter and actor Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940–1979), iconic jazz pianist, creator of fusion style with Azerbaijani mugham Vagif Rakhmanov (born 1940), Azerbaijani sculptor and graphic artist Vagif Rza Ibrahimov (born 1947), Azerbaijani scientist Vagif Sadigov (born 1956), Azerbaijani diplomat Vagif Sadygov (born 1959), Azerbaijani footballer and manager Vagif Samadoghlu (1939–2015), Azerbaijani poet and playwright Vagif Shirinov (born 1969), Russian footballer Vagif Sultanli (born 1958), Azerbaijani writer, critic and translator
See also
Vagif Jazz Festival Vagif Mausoleum in Shusha, Azerbaijan Vagif (play), play by Samad Vurgun Vagif Poetry Days, event in Azerbaijan