Agata

Cognate of AGATHA.

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.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GREEK: Agatha, Agathe
CROATIAN: Agata
CZECH: Agáta
DANISH: Agathe
ENGLISH: Agatha
FRENCH: Agathe
GERMAN: Agathe
GREEK: Agathe
HUNGARIAN: Ágota
ITALIAN: Agata
NORWEGIAN: Agathe, Ågot
POLISH: Agata
PORTUGUESE: Águeda
RUSSIAN: Agafya, Agata
SERBIAN: Agata
SLOVENE: Agata
SPANISH: Agata, Águeda
SWEDISH: Agata
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
CROATIAN: Jaga
ENGLISH: Aggie
HUNGARIAN: Ági
SERBIAN: Jaga
SWEDISH: Agda
MASCULINE FORMS
ANCIENT GREEK: Agathon