Agatha

See also: agatha

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), from ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”).

Proper noun

Agatha

  1. A female given name.
    • 1991 Anne Tyler, Saint Maybe, Penguin Canada (2003), →ISBN, page 13:
      Agatha was as cloddish as her name - plain and thick, pasty-faced.

Usage notes

Originally given in honor of a third century Sicilian martyr. In common use in the Middle Ages, mildly revived in the 19th century, but rare today.

Translations

Further reading

Cebuano

Etymology 1

From English Agatha, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), from ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”).

Proper noun

Agatha

  1. a female given name

Etymology 2

Shortened from Donya Agatha.

Noun

Agatha

  1. a princess; a young girl or woman considered vain, spoiled or selfish; a prima donna
  2. an unfriendly or disparaging way of addressing such woman or girl

Dutch

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), from ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Aga‧tha

Noun

Agatha f (uncountable)

  1. Agatha

Derived terms

German

Proper noun

Agatha

  1. A female given name, cognate to English Agatha.

Latin

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Agatha f (genitive Agathae); first declension

  1. a city in Gallia Narbonensis, now Agde

Declension

First declension.

Case Singular
nominative Agatha
genitive Agathae
dative Agathae
accusative Agatham
ablative Agathā
vocative Agatha

References

  • Agatha in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Portuguese

Proper noun

Agatha f

  1. A female given name; variant of Ágata

Scots

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɡəθə/

Proper noun

Agatha

  1. A female given name, cognate to Agatha.

References

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