English

Proper noun

Agatha

1. A female given name.
   • 1991 Anne Tyler, Saint Maybe, Penguin Canada (2003), ISBN 0143012436, 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.

Translations

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Aga‧tha

Etymology

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

Noun

Agatha f ‎(uncountable)

1. Agatha

Derived terms

• Aagje, aagje

German

Proper noun

Agatha

1. A female given name, cognate to English Agatha.

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɡa.tʰa/

Proper noun

Agatha f ‎(genitive Agathae); first declension

1. a city in Gallia Narbonensis, now Agde

Declension

First declension.

References

• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Agatha”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Latin

Noun

agatha

1. nominative plural of agathum
2. accusative plural of agathum
3. vocative plural of agathum