Agathon

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  • Ancient Greek
Greek masculine form 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.
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