Agar (name)

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Agar is both a surname and a given name.

People with the surname[edit]

Given name[edit]

In Russian[edit]

In the Russian language, the name "Ага́рь" (Agar) is used predominantly in the biblical context and derives from "Hagar"—a person mentioned in the Book of Genesis.[1] In 1924–1930, the name was included into various Soviet calendars.[2]

People with the given name[edit]

  • Agar Adamson (1865–1929), a well-to-do Canadian who married the Toronto heiress Mabel Cawthra
  • Agar Rodney Adamson (1901–1954), Canadian mining engineer and politician
  • Agar Wynne (1850–1934), Australian politician

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Superanskaya [1], pp. 250–251
  2. ^ Superanskaya [2], pp. 22 and 278

Sources[edit]

  • [1] 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. ISBN 5-8112-1399-9
  • [2] А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Словарь русских имён" (Dictionary of Russian Names). Издательство Эксмо. Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-699-14090-5