Hagi, Hadži, or Hadzhi (Хаджи) is a name derived from either hajji, an honorific title given to a Muslim person who has successfully completed the Hajj to Mecca, which was later adopted by Christian peoples as a word for pilgrim. Or from the Greek vowel prefix hagi- coming from hágios, meaning holy, sacred.

Hagia Sophia, Church of God's Holy Wisdom (Greek: Ναὸς τῆς Ἁγίας τοῦ Θεοῦ Σοφίας, romanized: Naòs tês Hagías toû Theoû Sophías)

People

Surname

  • Dimitri Atanasescu Hagi Sterjio (1836–1907), Aromanian teacher at the first Romanian school in the Balkans for the Aromanians
  • Gheorghe Hagi (1965–), Romanian footballer and manager
  • Kira Hagi (1996–), daughter of Gheorghe Hagi and Romanian actress
  • Ianis Hagi (1998–), son of Gheorghe Hagi and Romanian footballer
  • Jovan Hadži (1884–1972), zoologist
  • Yordan Hadzhikonstantinov-Dzhinot (1818–1882), Bulgarian teacher and author
  • Mihali Adami Hagi (1754–1825), Aromanian scholar, better known as Daniel Moscopolites

Given name

  • Hadzhi Dimitar, (1840–1868), Bulgarian revolutionary
  • Hadzhi Hristo (1821–1829), Bulgarian revolutionary (bg)
  • Hadži Mustafa Pasha (1733–1801), Ottoman commander
  • Hadži-Prodan (1760–1825), Serbian voivode

Other

  • Japanese bush clover or Lespedeza
  • Hagi, Yamaguchi, a city in Japan
  • Hagi ware, a type of pottery originating in Hagi
  • Japanese destroyer Hagi

See also

  • Hajji (name)
  • Hadji
  • Hajji (disambiguation)
  • Hatzi
  • Hadžić
  • Hadzhiev
  • Hadžići