Agatha
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin Agatha, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), from Ancient Greek ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Agatha
- 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 edit
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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Cebuano edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from English Agatha, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), from ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”).
Proper noun edit
Agatha
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agatha
Etymology 2 edit
Ellipses of Donya Agatha.
Noun edit
Agatha
- a princess; a young girl or woman considered vain, spoiled or selfish; a prima donna
- an unfriendly or disparaging way of addressing such woman or girl
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
Agatha f (uncountable)
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agatha
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German edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), from Ancient Greek ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”).
Proper noun edit
Agatha
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agatha
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), feminine of ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Agatha
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agatha
Usage notes edit
Mostly used by Christians.
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɡa.tʰa/, [ˈäɡät̪ʰä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɡa.ta/, [ˈäːɡät̪ä]
Proper noun edit
Agatha f sg (genitive Agathae); first declension
- A city in Gallia Narbonensis, now Agde
Declension edit
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Agatha |
Genitive | Agathae |
Dative | Agathae |
Accusative | Agatham |
Ablative | Agathā |
Vocative | Agatha |
Locative | Agathae |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Agatha in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Agatha f
- Alternative spelling of Ágata
Scots edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Agatha
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agatha
Related terms edit
- Aggie (diminutive)
References edit
- Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔaɡata/, [ˈʔa.ɣɐ.tɐ]
- Rhymes: -aɡata
- Homophone: agata
- Syllabification: A‧ga‧tha
Proper noun edit
Ágathá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜆ)
- a female given name from English