Agapy

Agapy (Russian: Ага́пий) is a Russian Christian male first name.[1] Its feminine version is Agapiya.[2] The name is derived from the Greek word meaning loved one (cf. agape feast).[1] Its colloquial forms are Agafy (Ага́фий), Agafey (Ага́фей), Ogafey (Ога́фей), and Ogafy (Ога́фий).[1]

The diminutives of "Agapy" are Agap (Ага́п; which can also be a main form of a related name), Ogap (Ога́п), and Gapey (Гапей).[1]

"Agapy" is also an old form of the first name Agap.[2] The patronymics derived from this form are "Ага́пиевич" (Agapiyevich), "Ага́пьевич" (Agapyevich; both masculine); and "Ага́пиевна" (Agapiyevna), "Ага́пьевна" (Agapyevna; both feminine).[2]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Superanskaya, p. 34
  2. 1 2 3 Petrovsky, p. 37

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