Agatha

See also: agatha

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Agatha, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), from Ancient Greek ἀγαθός (agathós, good).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæɡəθə/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Ag‧a‧tha

Proper noun

Agatha

  1. 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

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.

Derived terms

Translations

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English Agatha, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), from ἀγαθός (agathós, good).

Proper noun

Agatha

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agatha

Etymology 2

Ellipses of Donya Agatha.

Noun

Agatha

  1. a princess; a young girl or woman considered vain, spoiled or selfish; a prima donna
  2. an unfriendly or disparaging way of addressing such woman or girl

Dutch

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /ˌaːˈɣaː.taː/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Aga‧tha

Noun

Agatha f (uncountable)

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agatha

Derived terms

German

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), from Ancient Greek ἀγαθός (agathós, good).

Proper noun

Agatha

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agatha

Indonesian

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), feminine of ἀγαθός (agathós, good).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɡata/

Proper noun

Agatha

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agatha

Usage notes

Mostly used by Christians.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Agatha f sg (genitive Agathae); first declension

  1. A city in Gallia Narbonensis, now Agde

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Agatha
Genitive Agathae
Dative Agathae
Accusative Agatham
Ablative Agathā
Vocative Agatha
Locative Agathae

Derived terms

  • French: Agde
  • Italian: Agata
  • Portuguese: Águeda
  • Sicilian: Àjita

References

  • Agatha in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈɡa.tɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈɡa.ta/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈɡa.tɐ/ [ɐˈɣa.tɐ]

Proper noun

Agatha f

  1. Alternative spelling of Ágata

Scots

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɡəθə/

Proper noun

Agatha

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agatha

References

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Agatha.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔaɡata/ [ˈʔa.ɣɐ.tɐ]
  • Rhymes: -aɡata
  • Syllabification: A‧ga‧tha
  • Homophone: agata

Proper noun

Ágathá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜆ)

  1. a female given name from English
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