Agafiya

Agafiya (Russian: Ага́фия) is a Russian Christian female first name.[1] Its colloquial forms are Agafya (Ага́фья; which can also be the main form of a related name) and Ogafya (Ога́фья).[1] It is derived from the Greek word meaning good, kind, noble.[1]

Agafa can also be a variant of the name Agafiya.[2]

People with the first name

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Superanskaya, pp. 16 and 278
  2. Superanskaya, pp. 23 and 278

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