Unisex name
Ağış name meaning
“rising; upward movement”
Ağış means rising or upward movement. It comes from the Turkish verb ağmak, meaning to rise or go upward, with a suffix forming an action noun. Used for both girls and boys in Türkiye, it evokes the visible movement of a bird climbing into the sky.
What does Ağış mean?
Rising; upward movement
In Turkish: yükselme; yukarı doğru hareket
Ağış is a Turkish word for movement directed upward. Read as a name, it carries an image of rising and is semantically related to the more familiar Turkish word yükseliş. The word’s meaning is clear, but its use as a given name requires separate documentation.
Origin of the name Ağış
Derived from Turkish ağmak, meaning to rise or move upward, with the action-noun suffix -ış. Its use as a name may draw on that noun.
How to pronounce Ağış
| Syllables | 2 · 4 letters · 4-letter boy names |
|---|---|
| IPA | /aɰɯʃ/ |
Is Ağış a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Ağış is used for both boys and girls. See all unisex names.
Ağış does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025).
Spellings and similar names
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FAQ about the name Ağış
What is the meaning of Ağış?
Ağış means “rising; upward movement”. Derived from Turkish ağmak, meaning to rise or move upward, with the action-noun suffix -ış. Its use as a name may draw on that noun.
Is Ağış a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Ağış is used for both boys and girls.
Is Ağış in the Quran?
No. Neither the name Ağış nor its source word occurs in the Quran.
What is the origin of the name Ağış?
Ağış is of Turkish origin.
How many syllables does Ağış have?
Ağış has 2 syllables and 4 letters.
How popular is the name Ağış?
Ağış does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025).
Sources and method
Meanings and origins draw on language sources and name dictionaries; popularity figures come from TÜİK’s address-based population register, and notable people from Wikidata.
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