Agatha (given name)
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An Orthodox icon of St. Agatha of Sicily, the saint responsible for the wide usage of the name Agatha | |
| Gender | female |
| Language(s) | Ancient Greek |
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| Meaning | "good" |
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| See also | Ag, Aggy, Aggi, Aggie |
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Agatha (/ˈæɡəθə/[1]), Agata, or Ágata is a feminine given name derived from the Ancient Greek word ἀγαθός (agathos), meaning good.
It was the name of St. Agatha of Sicily, a third-century Christian martyr. The name has been rarely used in English-speaking countries in recent years.[2] It was last ranked among the top 1,000 names for girls born in the United States during the 1930s.[3]
Russian name
In Russian, the name "Ага́та" (Agata) was borrowed from the Western European languages, and derives from the same Ancient Greek root from which older names Agafya[4] and Agafa[5] also come. Its masculine version is Agat.[6] In 1924–1930, the name was included into various Soviet calendars,[7] which included the new and often artificially created names promoting the new Soviet realities and encouraging the break with the tradition of using the names in the Synodal Menologia.[8]
Its diminutives include Agatka (Ага́тка), Aga (А́га), and Gata (Га́та).[5]
People
- Agatha of Lorraine (died 1147), wife of Renaud III, Count of Burgundy
- Agatha of Normandy (died 1079), English princess
- Agatha of Sicily (died 251), Christian saint
- Agatha, wife of Edward the Exile, 11th century Anglo-Saxon royal
- Agatha, wife of Samuel of Bulgaria (born 10th century), Bulgarian Empress
- Agatha Barbara (1923–2002), only female President of Malta
- Agata Buzek (born 1976), Polish actress
- Agata Błażowska (born 1978), Polish ice dancer
- Agatha Christie, British crime writer
- Ágata Cruz, pseudonym of Luz Machado (1916–1999), Venezuelan political activist, journalist, and poet
- Agatha Lovisa de la Myle (died 1787), Baltic-German and Latvian poet
- Agata della Pietà (fl. c. 1800), Italian composer, singer, and teacher of music
- Agata Gajczak (born 1987), Polish-American Pop/R&B/Inspirational recording artist, singer, songwriter, record producer, and entrepreneur.
- Agata Gotova, child actress
- Agata Karczmarek, Polish long jumper
- Agata Mróz-Olszewska (1982–2008), Polish volleyball player
- Agata Pietrzyk (born 1988), Polish female freestyle wrestler
- Agata Piszcz, Polish sprint canoeist
- Agata Rosłońska (born 1983), Polish ice dancer
- Agatha Sangma (born 1980), member of the Parliament of India
- Agata Srokowska (born 1990), Polish figure skater
- Agata Szymczewska (born 1985), Polish violinist
- Agata Wróbel, Polish weightlifter
- Maria Agata Szymanowska (1789–1831), Polish composer
- Agatha of Sicily, Christian saint sometime spelled as Saint Agata
- Agathe Snow (born 1976), New York based artist
- Agathe Uwilingiyimana (1953–1994), Rwandan Prime Minister 1993–1994
- Agathe Habyarimana (born 1942), the widow of former Rwandan President
Fictional characters
- Agatha Clay, the heroine of the Girl Genius comic book series
- Agatha Harkness, Marvel Comics witch
- Aunt Agatha, recurring character in the Jeeves stories of British writer P. G. Wodehouse
- Agatha Trunchbull, the sadistic antagonist of Roald Dahl's book Matilda
- Agatha (Pokémon), a fictional character in the Pokémon franchise
- Agatha, from the 2014 American comedy The Grand Budapest Hotel
Regional variants
- Agafia (Ukrainian)
- Agat(h)e (Danish, French,[6] Greek, Norwegian)
- Agata or Ágata (Galician, Italian,[6] Polish, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, foreign adaptation for Ukrainian)
- Agáta (Czech, Slovak)
- Ágota/Agota (Hungarian, Lithuanian)
- Agate (Latvian)
- Águeda (Galician, Portuguese, Spanish)
- Àgueda or Àgata (Catalan)
- Ukanesh, Ukiana (Chuvash)
- Ågot (or Ågoth) (Norwegian)
Diminutive variants
- Agacia (Polish)
- Agatina (Italian)[6]
- Agatka (Polish)
- Aggie (English)
- Ági (Hungarian)
- Agunia (Polish)
- Aguś (Polish)
See also
- Agathe Cléry, 2008 French movie
References
Notes
- ↑ Wells, John (26 March 2010). "Agatha and Helena". John Wells's phonetic blog. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ↑ Behind the Name
- ↑ Behind the Name
- ↑ Nikonov, p. 63
- 1 2 Petrovsky, p. 38
- 1 2 3 4 Superanskaya [1], p. 251
- ↑ Superanskaya [2], pp. 22 and 278
- ↑ Toronto Slavic Quarterly. Елена Душечкина. "Мессианские тенденции в советской антропонимической практике 1920-х - 1930-х годов" (Russian)
Sources
- В. А. Никонов (V. A. Nikonov). "Ищем имя" (Looking for a Name). Изд. "Советская Россия". Москва, 1988. ISBN 5-268-00401-8
- Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (Dictionary of Russian First Names). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-17-002940-3
- [1] А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Современный словарь личных имён: Сравнение. Происхождение. Написание" (Modern Dictionary of First Names: Comparison. Origins. Spelling). Айрис-пресс. Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-8112-1399-9
- [2] А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Словарь русских имён" (Dictionary of Russian Names). Издательство Эксмо. Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-699-14090-5
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