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Vagif
Vagif (or Vaqif in the Azerbaijani transcription) is a common given name in Azerbaijan. Of Persian origin, it means "clever" or "watchful".
Notable Vagifs include:
- Molla Panah Vagif (1717-1797), poet and statesman, founder of the "realist" school in Azerbaijani poetry
- Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979), iconic jazz pianist, creator of fusion style with Azerbaijani mugham
- Vagif Bayatly Oner (b. 1948), poet and translator
- Vagif Javadov (b. 1989), Azerbaijani footballer