Agatha (given name)

Agathe (also: Agatha ) is a female first name.

Origin and Meaning of the Name

Agatha is a first name of Greek origin. Ancient Greek ἡ ἀγαθή agathe means "the Good ". Agathe is the German version of Agatha.

Dissemination

The first name Agatha is used since the 11th century in Germany.

Name-day

The Catholic and Orthodox name day is February 5th after Saint Agatha of Catania.

Variants

• Bavarian: Agda, Gadi
• Basque: Agate
• Danish: Agatha
• English: Agatha
• Esperanto: Agata
• Estonian: Aet
• Finnish: Agatha
• French: Agathe
• Galician: Adega
• Greek: Αγάθη Agathe
• Icelandic: Agata
• Italian: Agata
• Catalan: Àgueda, Àgata
• Latin: Agata
• Latvian: Agate
• Lithuanian: Agota
• Dutch: Agatha, Aagje
• Norwegian: Agata
• Polish: Agata
• Portuguese: Agueda
• Romanian: Agata
• Russian: Агата Agata, Агафья Agafija
• Serbian: Агица Agiza, Агата Agata
• Swedish: Agata
• Sicilian: Aita
• Slovak: Agáta
• Slovenian: Agata
• Spanish ( Castellano ): Agueda, Ágata
• Czech: Agáta
• Hungarian: Ágota, Agáta, Ági

Famous names winners

Agatha

• St. Agatha of Catania ( 3rd century ), martyr and saint
• Agatha Barbara, (1923-2002), Maltese politician
• Agatha Christie (1890-1976), British writer
• Agatha Marie von Hanau (1599-1636)
• Agatha Christine von Hanau -Lichtenberg (1632-1681)
• Agatha Kill (* 1948), German sculptor, medal urine and jewelery designer
• Agnes Morton, known as Agatha (1872-1952), British tennis player

Agathe

• Agathe Backer Grøndahl (1847-1907), Norwegian musician
• Agathe Bunz (1929-2006), German photographer and painter
• Agathe Habyarimana (* 1942), Rwandan president's wife
• Agathe de La Fontaine (born 1972 ), French actress
• Agathe Israel ( b. 1949 ), German psychotherapist and author
• Agathe Lasch (1879-1942), German - Jewish German studies
• Agathe Nalli - Rutenberg (1838-1919), German writer
• Agathe de Rambaud (1764-1853), governess to the royal French
• Agathe von Siebold, fiancé of Johannes Brahms
• Agathe Streicher (1520-1581), a doctor in the early modern period
• Agathe Uwilingiyimana (1953-1994), former Prime Minister of Rwanda

Other forms

• Aagje decene (1741-1804), Dutch poet

Fictional people

• Agathe Saviour, title role in the television series Agatha 's can not be