Agassi is a
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
most prevalent among certain ethnic groups in and around
Iran, such as Assyrians, Babylonian and Persian Jews and (rarely) Persian Muslims. In many cases it is an anglicization of the
Armenian surname Aghassian.
People with the given name
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Agasi Babayan Agasi Babayan ( hy, Աղասի Բաբայան, 21 December 1921 in Azatavan, Armenian SSR, USSR – November 17, 1995) was an Armenian director, screenwriter, and actor. (1921-1995). Armenian film director, screenwriter and actor
People with the surname
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Andre Agassi (born 1970), American retired professional tennis player
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Carlos Agassi (born 1979), Iranian-Filipino rapper and model
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Emmanuel Agassi
Emanoul Aghassian ( fa, ایمانوئل آغاسيان, anglicized as Emmanuel "Mike" Agassi; December 25, 1930 – September 24, 2021) was an Iranian Olympic boxer and the father and coach of American tennis player Andre Agassi. He represented ...
(1930–2021), Armenian boxer from Iran, father of Andre Agassi
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Evin Agassi
Evin Agassi, also written as Evin Aghassi (Syriac: ܐܝܒ̣ܢ ܐܓܣܝ, born September 1945), is an Assyrian-American singer who has released over 20 albums during his career.[Joseph Agassi
Joseph Agassi (; he, יוסף אגסי; born May 7, 1927 in Jerusalem) is an Israeli academic with contributions in logic, scientific method, and philosophy. He studied under Karl Popper and taught at the London School of Economics.
Agassi ta ...]
(born 1927), Israeli academic
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Shai Agassi
Shai Agassi ( he, שי אגסי, born April 19, 1968) is an Israeli entrepreneur. He is the founder and former CEO of Better Place, which had developed a model and infrastructure for employing electric cars as an alternative to fossil fuel tec ...
(born 1968), Israeli executive
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Shimon Agassi
Shimon Ben Aharon Agassi (also spelled Simon Aghassi) was a Hakham and Kabbalist in Baghdad. He was known as HARASHBA, an acronym for Harav Rabbi Shimon Ben Aharon.
Personal life
Hakham Agassi was born in 1852. He was married to Rachel Abdall ...
(1852–1914), Baghdadi rabbi
Other uses
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''Agassi'' (film), a 2016 South Korean thriller film
See also
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Agassiz (disambiguation) Louis Agassiz (1807–1873) was a Swiss-born American biologist and geologist who is recognized as a scholar of Earth's natural history.
Agassiz may also refer to:
People
*Other members of the Agassiz family, including:
**Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz ...
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Aghasi (name) Aghasi or Aghassi may refer to:
Given name
* Agasi Babayan or Aghasi Babayan (1908-1995), Armenian film director, screenwriter and actor
* Aghasi Khan (1731-1788), Second khan of Shirvan khanate
* Aghasi Khanjian (1901-1936), Soviet Armenian poli ...
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Aghasin
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Agha
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Aqasi Aqasi is an Iranian name. Notable people with the name include:
* Haji Mirza Aqasi ( 1783–1849), Iranian political leader
* Hossein Qollar-Aqasi, Iranian painter
See also
* Agassi
* Agha (disambiguation)
* Aghasi (name)
* Aghasin (disambiguat ...
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