Gender Feminine
Usage French, German, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Ancient Greek [1]
Scripts Pron. /a.ɡat/ (French) /a.ˈɡaː.tə/ (German) /a.ɡa.thɛ̌ː/ (Classical Greek) [key ·simplify]
Meaning & History
French and German form of Agatha, as well as the Ancient Greek transcription.
Related Names
Rootagathos
Other Languages & CulturesAgata, Jaga (Croatian) Agáta (Czech) Agatha (Dutch) Agatha, Aggie (English) Agathi (Greek) Ágota, Ági (Hungarian) Agata (Italian) Agate (Latvian) Agata, Aga, Agatka, Jagienka, Jagna (Polish) Ágata, Águeda (Portuguese) Agata, Agafya (Russian) Agata, Jaga (Serbian) Agáta (Slovak) Agata (Slovene) Ágata, Águeda (Spanish) Agata, Agda (Swedish)
Popularity
People think this name is
classic mature formal upper class natural wholesome refined strange simple serious
Name Days
Sources & References
- Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Ἀγάθη.
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Entry updated May 26, 2026