Agatha

Borrowed from Latin Agatha, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), from Ancient Greek ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈæɡəθə/

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• Hyphenation: Ag‧a‧tha

Agatha

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
   • 1991, Anne Tyler, Saint Maybe, Penguin Canada, →ISBN, page 13:

     Agatha was as cloddish as her name – plain and thick, pasty-faced.

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.

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

Agatha

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agatha

Ellipses of Donya Agatha.

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

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), from Ancient Greek ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

• IPA^(key): /ˌaːˈɣaː.taː/

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• Hyphenation: Aga‧tha

Agatha f (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agatha

• Aagje, aagje

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

Agatha

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agatha

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), feminine of ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɡata/

Agatha

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agatha

Mostly used by Christians.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈa.ɡa.tʰa]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaː.ɡa.ta]

Agatha f sg (genitive Agathae); first declension

1. a city in Gallia Narbonensis, now Agde

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

• French: Agde
• Italian: Agata
• Portuguese: Águeda
• Spanish: Águeda
• Sicilian: Àjita

• “Agatha”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Agatha f

1. alternative spelling of Ágata

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɡəθə/

Agatha

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agatha

• Aggie (diminutive)

• Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.

Borrowed from English Agatha.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔaɡata/ [ˌʔaː.ɣɐˈt̪a]
• Rhymes: -aɡata
• Syllabification: A‧ga‧tha
• Homophone: agata

Ágathá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜆ)

1. a female given name from English