Agatha (given name)


Agatha, also Agata, is a feminine given name derived from the Greek feminine name Ἀγάθη, which is a nominalized form of wikt:ἀγαθή, i.e. the feminine form of the adjective wikt:ἀγαθός "good".
It was the name of St. Agatha of Sicily, a third-century Christian martyr. Rarely has the name been given in English-speaking countries during recent years. Agatha was last ranked among the top 1,000 names for girls born in the United States during the 1930s.
“Agatha” is a common name in Greece and countries that speak Germanic languages.

Russian name

In Russian, the name "Ага́та" was borrowed from the Western European languages, and derives from the same Ancient Greek root from which older names Agafya and Agafa also come. Its masculine version is Agat. In 1924–1930, the name was included into various Soviet calendars, which included the new and often purposefully created names promoting the new Soviet realities and encouraging the break with the tradition of using the names in the Synodal Menologia.
Its diminutives include Agatka, Aga, and Gata.

Regional variants

  • Agaate
  • Agafia
  • Agate
  • Agata or Ágata
  • Agáta
  • Ágota/Agota
  • Agate
  • Águeda
  • Àgueda or Àgata
  • Ukanesh, Ukiana
  • Agatha, Agata
  • Ågot
  • Agafya

    Diminutive variants

  • Aagje or Aagtje
  • Agacia
  • Agusia
  • Agatina
  • Agatka
  • Aggie
  • Ági
  • Agunia
  • Aguś
  • Agotėlė
  • Agasha
  • Ague
  • Aet

    People

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