Jaggi

Jaggi (or Jäggi) is found both in European and Indian cultures as a surname and given name. There is no known crossover between the two origins.

In Europe the name "Jaggi" is most often found in South German and Swiss German communities. There are two competing theories around the origin of the name. The first is that the name is derived from the Biblical Hebrew "Yochanan", which translates as "He who Jehovah has favoured (with a son)". The second is that the name derives from the Hebrew root "qb> Ya'akov", meaning " to follow, to be behind", and it refers to the circumstances of Jacob's birth when he held on to the heel of his older twin brother Esau. Either way, the name became popular after the 12th century when returning Crusaders from the Holy Land would often call their children by biblical names in commemoration of their fathers pilgrimage, these then in turn developed into surnames.

Alternately, in Indian and Pakistan the Jaggi forename (or given name) is believed to have originated from Pakistan, Peshawar, Rawalpindi. The language spoken by such people is Pashto as they also belonged to Pashtuni region. From the new India (after partition), most people follow the tradition of Kashmir i Pahadi which is similar to that of Pakistani Hindus. This surname means 'Awaken' or 'belonging to the world'. People with the surname "Jaggi" belonged to the ancient "Mohenjo-Daro" community which is in present-day Pakistan on the banks of Sindhu River.

Due to the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, being firm Hindus, most of these people migrated from Pakistan to India along with other castes like the Sindhis etc. Thus, they do not have a specific village/place of resident and are found in various parts of India and other countries. Their IshtaDev / Ishtadevi is Vaishnodevi (Vaishnavi), the Goddess in Kashmir, India.

Notable people with the name include:

Surname

 * Allen Jaggi (born 1944), member of the Wyoming House of Representatives
 * Anil Jaggi, Indian Navy admiral
 * Ishank Jaggi (born 1989), Indian cricketer
 * Kundan Lal Jaggi (1924-2018), Indian chef and restaurateur
 * Louis Jäggi (1948-2006), Swiss skier
 * Marco Jaggi, Swiss wrestler known by his stage name Ares
 * Maya Jaggi, British writer, literary critic and editor
 * Michèle Jäggi (born 1987), Swiss curler
 * Param Jaggi, American inventor
 * Steve Jaggi, Swiss-German film and TV producer
 * Ursina Jäggi, Swiss mountain biker
 * Yvette Jaggi (born 1941), Swiss politician

Given name

 * Jaggi Singh (activist) (born 1971), Canadian anti-globalization and social justice activist
 * Jaggi Singh (actor) (born 1989), Panjabi actor and film producer
 * Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev (born 1957), Indian yogi and mystic

Pseudonym

 * R. Jagannathan, also known as Jaggi, Indian journalist