Agapiya

For the commune in Romania, see Agapia.

Agapiya (Russian: Ага́пия) is an old and rare[1] Russian Christian female first name.[2] Its masculine version is Agapy.[2][1] Its colloquial form is Ogapiya (Ога́пия).[3] The substandard colloquial form Agapeya (Агапе́я) was also used.[1]

The diminutives of "Agapiya" are Agapa (Ага́па), Gapa (Га́па), Ganya (Га́ня), Gasya (Га́ся), Aga (А́га), and Agasha (Ага́ша).[2]

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Petrovsky, p. 37
  2. 1 2 3 Superanskaya [1], p. 250
  3. Superanskaya [2], p. 278

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