Agatha

See also: agatha

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæɡəθə/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Ag‧a‧tha

Proper noun

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.

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.

Derived terms

• Agatha Christie-esque

 

Translations

female given name

• Albanian: Agáta f, Agátha f
• Armenian: Ագաթա (Agatʻa)
• Basque: Agate
• Bulgarian: Ага́фия f (Agáfija)
• Catalan: Àgata f, Àgueda (ca) f
• Czech: Agáta (cs) f
• Danish: Agathe
• Dutch: Agatha (nl), Aagje (nl)
• Esperanto: Agata
• Estonian: Aet
• Faroese: Ata f
• Finnish: Agata (fi)
• French: Agathe (fr) f
• Galician: Ádega (gl) f
• Georgian: აგათა (agata)
• German: Agathe (de) f
• Greek: Αγάθη (el) f (Agáthi)

  Ancient: Ἀγαθή f (Agathḗ)

• Hungarian: Ágota (hu)
• Ingrian: Ogaška
• Italian: Agata (it) f
• Latin: Agatha f
• Latvian: Agate f
• Lithuanian: Agota (lt) f
• Lombard: Aghìta f
• Norwegian: Ågot
• Occitan: Agata f
• Polish: Agata (pl)
• Portuguese: Ágata (pt) f
• Russian: Ага́фия (ru) f (Agáfija), Ага́та (ru) f (Agáta)
• Sicilian: Àgata f, Àjita f
• Skolt Sami: Oggvi, Åggvi, Ååggašǩ
• Slovene: Agata f
• Spanish: Águeda (es) f
• Swedish: Agda (sv)
• West Frisian: Agatha

Cebuano

Etymology 1

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

Proper noun

Agatha

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

Etymology 2

Ellipses of 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

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌaːˈɣaː.taː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Aga‧tha

Noun

Agatha f (uncountable)

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

Derived terms

• Aagje, aagje

German

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Agatha

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

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɡata/

Proper noun

Agatha

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

Usage notes

Mostly used by Christians.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɡa.tʰa/, [ˈäɡät̪ʰä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɡa.ta/, [ˈäːɡät̪ä]

Proper noun

Agatha f sg (genitive Agathae); first declension

1. A city in Gallia Narbonensis, now Agde

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Agatha
genitive	Agathae
dative	Agathae
accusative	Agatham
ablative	Agathā
vocative	Agatha
locative	Agathae

Derived terms

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

References

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈɡa.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈɡa.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈɡa.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈɡa.tɐ/ [ɐˈɣa.tɐ]

Proper noun

Agatha f

1. Alternative spelling of Ágata

Scots

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɡəθə/

Proper noun

Agatha

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

Related terms

• Aggie (diminutive)

References

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

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Agatha.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Ágathá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜆ)

1. a female given name from English