Vagif
Vagif is a common given name in Azerbaijan. Of Persian origin, it means "clever" or "watchful".
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Notable people with the name include:- Molla Panah Vagif, poet and statesman, founder of the "realist" school in Azerbaijani poetry
- Vagif Akhundov, Azerbaijani general
- Vagif Aliyev, Azerbaijani politician
- Vagif Bayatly Oner, Azerbaijani poet and translator
- Vagif Behbudov, Azerbaijani director and screenwriter
- Vagif Guliyev, Azerbaijani mathematician
- Vagif Gurbanov, Soviet and Azerbaijani air force officer
- Vagif Huseynov, Azerbaijani army officer and politician
- Vagif Jafarov, Azerbaijani politician
- Vagif Javadov, Azerbaijani footballer
- Vagif Mustafayev, Azerbaijani screenwriter and actor
- Vagif Mustafazadeh, iconic jazz pianist, creator of fusion style with Azerbaijani mugham
- Vagif Rakhmanov, Azerbaijani sculptor and graphic artist
- Vagif Rza Ibrahimov, Azerbaijani scientist
- Vagif Sadigov, Azerbaijani diplomat
- Vagif Sadygov, Azerbaijani footballer and manager
- Vagif Samadoghlu, Azerbaijani poet and playwright
- Vagif Shirinov, Russian footballer
- Vagif Sultanli, Azerbaijani writer, critic and translator