Àjita

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• Àgata (standard)
• Agata, Ajita, Aita (eye dialect)

Etymology

Dialectal variant of Àgata, ultimately from Latin Agatha, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), from Ancient Greek ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”). Cognate with Catalan Àgata and Àgueda, Italian Agata, Portuguese Ágata, Spanish Águeda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.i.ta/, [ˈa.ɪ.ta], [ˈja-]
• Hyphenation: À‧ji‧ta

Proper noun

Àjita

1. a female given name from Latin, of historical and religious usage, equivalent to English Agatha

Derived terms

• ajitina
• Ajitina
• ajitinu
• Jajitina
• Jitina
• sant'Àjita
• Tina

Coordinated terms

• (male variants): Tinu, Jitinu, Ajitinu, Jajitinu

Descendants

• Italian: Aita, sant'Aita (regional, eye dialect)