Sagar (name)
Sagar is a surname and given name of multiple origins.[clarification needed]
In Sanskrit, sāgara means "sea." In India and Nepal, Sagar is a very common name and surname.
Origins
Anglo-Saxon
Sagar is a
In Anglo-Saxon England, the name was found in several regions, predominantly in the northern areas of England (
The
From the 17th century onwards, records show persons with the surname Sagar or similar migrating from Britain or Europe to various parts of the world including North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Kenya, and Rhodesia (Zimbabwe).[citation needed]
India
Sagar in Hindi, Gujarati, Bengali and Marathi means ocean. Sagar is a very common first name in India for boys and also a surname (last name) used by various communities.
Nepal
Sagar is very common name across Nepal and generally referred to either ocean or sky. Even meany locations and areas have been named after it. E.g. 'Sagarmatha'. Sagarmāthā Zone (Nepali: सगरमाथा अञ्चल, "Sagarmāthā Anchal"), which includes mountain districts of the Himalayas and the world's highest peak Mount Everest.
Persian
The name ساغر (saaGar) meaning cup, goblet, wine (as used in poetry in Hindi/Urdu) bowl is used by Persian and Urdu speaking people in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, etc.[1]
List of people
Notable people with the name include:
Surname
- Amrit Sagar (1975) Indian film director
- Anthony Sagar (1920–1973), English actor
- Arun Sagar (born 1965), Indian film actor, art director, and comedian
- Chameli Bai Sagar (elected 1957), Indian politician
- Charlie Sagar (1878–1919), English footballer
- Faridur Reza Sagar 1955 Ganpat Khasra Khatauni Tahsil rahali Jila Sagar gram Mein nai Gaon bhavpura )
- Geet Sagar(born 1984), Indian X-factor winner
- Ian Sagar (born 1982), British wheelchair basketball player
- John Warburton Sagar (1878-1941), English rugby union player and diplomat
- Kamal Sagar (born 1969), Indian architect, designer, and real estate developer
- Kripa Sagar (1875-1939), Punjabi poet
- Mamta Sagar, Indian writer
- Mohammed Sagar (born 1976), Iraqi refugee
- Nethi Vidya Sagar (elected 2007), Indian politician
- Nishanth Sagar (born 1980), Indian actor
- Pearl Sagar (born 1958), Northern Irish politician
- Preeti Sagar, Bollywood playback singer
- Pushpa Ratna Sagar (1922-2011), Nepalese lexicographer
- Ramanand Sagar (1917–2005), Indian film director
- Shalini Kapoor Sagar (born 1976), Indian actress
- Siddharth Sagar, Indian stand-up comedian and television act
- Vivek Sagar, Indian music composer
- Ted Sagar (1910–1986), English footballer
- Dafda Sagar (2000) Indian Name
- Yasho Sagar(died 2012), Indian actor
- Yogesh Sagar, Indian politician
Given name
- Sagar Ballary (born 1975), Indian film director
- Sagar Mangalorkar (born 1990), Indian cricketer
- Sagar Mishra (born 1993), Indian cricketer
- Sagar (actor) (born 1983), Indian actor, full name Sagar Mulukuntla
- Sagar Mitchell (1866–1952), English pioneer of cinematography
- Sagar Pun (born 1993), Nepalese cricketer
- Sagar Sen (1932–1983) was a Bengali singer
- Sagar Shah (born 1990), Indian chess player
- Sagar Suppiah Retnam (1967–1995), Singaporean convicted murderer and former gang leader of Ang Soon Tong
- Sagar Thapa (born 1984), Nepalese footballer
- Sagar Trivedi (born 1991), Indian cricketer
Mononym
- Sagar (singer) Indian singer
References
- ^ "A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English". The Digital South Asia Library. 2001-09-01. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
- The Internet Surname Database: http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=Sagar
- House of Names: http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.fc/qx/sagar-family-crest.htm