![]() | 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. | |||||||||||||||||||
| FEMININE FORMS |
| ANCIENT GREEK: Agatha, Agathe |
| CROATIAN: Agata, Jaga |
| CZECH: Agáta |
| DANISH: Agathe |
| ENGLISH: Agatha, Aggie |
| FRENCH: Agathe |
| GERMAN: Agathe |
| GREEK: Agathe |
| HUNGARIAN: Ági, Ágota |
| ITALIAN: Agata |
| NORWEGIAN: Agathe, Ågot |
| POLISH: Agata |
| PORTUGUESE: Águeda |
| RUSSIAN: Agafya, Agata |
| SERBIAN: Agata, Jaga |
| SLOVENE: Agata |
| SPANISH: Agata, Águeda |
| SWEDISH: Agata, Agda |