"Agatha" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈæɡəθə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-Agatha.wav
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Agatha, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), from Ancient Greek ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*meǵh₂-|*dʰeh₁-}} [Template:root], {{dercat|en|grk-pro|qsb-grc}}, {{bor|en|la|Agatha}} Latin Agatha, {{der|en|grc|Ἀγαθή}} Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), {{der|en|grc|ἀγαθός||good}} Ancient Greek ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Agatha
  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Wikipedia link: Agatha Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Derived forms: Agatha Christie-esque Translations (female given name): Agáta [feminine] (Albanian), Agátha [feminine] (Albanian), Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), Ագաթա (Agatʿa) (Armenian), Agate (Basque), Ага́фия (Agáfija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), Àgata [feminine] (Catalan), Àgueda [feminine] (Catalan), Agáta [feminine] (Czech), Agathe (Danish), Agatha (Dutch), Aagje (Dutch), Agata (Esperanto), Aet (Estonian), Ata [feminine] (Faroese), Agata (Finnish), Agathe [feminine] (French), Ádega [feminine] (Galician), აგათა (agata) (Georgian), Agathe [feminine] (German), Αγάθη (Agáthi) [feminine] (Greek), Ágota (Hungarian), Agata [feminine] (Italian), Agatha [feminine] (Latin), Agate [feminine] (Latvian), Agota [feminine] (Lithuanian), Ågot (Norwegian), Agata [feminine] (Occitan), Agata (Polish), Ágata [feminine] (Portuguese), Ага́фия (Agáfija) [feminine] (Russian), Ага́та (Agáta) [feminine] (Russian), Àgata [feminine] (Sicilian), Àjita [feminine] (Sicilian), Oggvi (Skolt Sami), Åggvi (Skolt Sami), Ååggašǩ (Skolt Sami), Agata [feminine] (Slovene), Águeda [feminine] (Spanish), Agda (Swedish), Agatha (West Frisian)
    Sense id: en-Agatha-en-name-G1A8salx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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        "feminine"
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      "word": "Àgata"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Àjita"
    },
    {
      "code": "sms",
      "lang": "Skolt Sami",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Oggvi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sms",
      "lang": "Skolt Sami",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Åggvi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sms",
      "lang": "Skolt Sami",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Ååggašǩ"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Agata"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Águeda"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Agda"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Agatha"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Agatha"
}

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