Agatha

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Pronounced： [ AG-ə-thə (English) ]
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Usage：English, Ancient Greek (Latinized)

Meaning & History：

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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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