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![]() | AGATHA female English, Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name Αγαθη (Agathe), derived from Greek αγαθος (agathos) meaning "good". Saint Agatha was a 3rd-century martyr from Sicily who was tortured and killed after spurning the advances of a Roman official. The saint was widely revered in the Middle Ages, and her name has been used throughout Christian Europe (in various spellings). The mystery writer Agatha Christie (1890-1976) was a famous modern bearer of this name. | |||||||||||||||||||
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![]() | AGNES female English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name ‘Αγνη (Hagne), derived from Greek ‘αγνος (hagnos) meaning "chaste". Saint Agnes was a virgin martyred during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian. The name became associated with Latin agnus "lamb", resulting in the saint's frequent depiction with a lamb by her side. Due to her renown, the name became common in Christian Europe, being especially popular in England in the Middle Ages. | |||||||||||||||||||
| FULL FORMS |
| HUNGARIAN: Ágnes, Ágota |
| EQUIVALENTS |
| ANCIENT GREEK: Agatha, Agathe, Agnes, Hagne |
| BRETON: Oanez |
| CATALAN: Agnès |
| CROATIAN: Agata, Agneza, Ines, Jaga, Janja, Nensi |
| CZECH: Agáta |
| DANISH: Agathe, Agnes, Agnete, Agnetha, Agnethe |
| DUTCH: Agnes, Nes |
| ENGLISH: Agatha, Aggie, Agnes, Annice, Annis, Inez, Nancy |
| ESTONIAN: Age |
| FINNISH: Aune, Iines |
| FRENCH: Agathe, Agnès, Inès |
| GERMAN: Agathe, Agnes |
| GREEK: Agathe |
| ICELANDIC: Agnes |
| IRISH: Aignéis, Nainsí |
| ITALIAN: Agata, Agnese, Ines |
| LATVIAN: Agnese, Agnija |
| LIMBURGISH: Nes |
| LITHUANIAN: Agné |
| MACEDONIAN: Agnija |
| NORWEGIAN: Agathe, Agnes, Agnetha, Ågot |
| POLISH: Agata, Agnieszka, Jagienka, Jagna, Jagusia |
| PORTUGUESE: Águeda, Inês |
| RUSSIAN: Agafya, Agata, Agnessa |
| SERBIAN: Agata, Agnija, Jaga, Janja |
| SLOVAK: Agnesa |
| SLOVENE: Agata, Ines, Neža |
| SPANISH: Agata, Águeda, Inés |
| SWEDISH: Agata, Agda, Agnes, Agneta, Agnetha |
| WELSH: Nest, Nesta |
| DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS |
| DUTCH: Neske |
| ENGLISH: Nan |
| LIMBURGISH: Neske |
| MASCULINE FORMS |
| ANCIENT GREEK: Agathon |
| OTHER FORMS |
| ENGLISH: Anson |
| SCOTTISH: Senga |