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Agatha

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈæɡəθə/
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  • Hyphenation: Ag‧a‧tha

Proper noun

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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

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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.

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Translations

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Cebuano

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Etymology 1

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

Proper noun

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Agatha

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

Etymology 2

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Ellipses of Donya Agatha.

Noun

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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

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ˌaːˈɣaː.taː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Aga‧tha

Noun

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Agatha f (uncountable)

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

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German

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Etymology

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

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Agatha

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

Indonesian

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Etymology

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

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Agatha

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

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Mostly used by Christians.

Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ).

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Agatha f sg (genitive Agathae); first declension

  1. A city in Gallia Narbonensis, now Agde

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First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

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

Derived terms

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

References

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

Portuguese

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Agatha f

  1. Alternative spelling of Ágata

Scots

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Agatha

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

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Agatha.

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Ágathá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜆ)

  1. a female given name from English
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