Agatha
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{{Infobox Given Name Revised
| name = Agatha
| image=Agatha orthodox icon.jpg
| imagesize=200px
| caption=An Orthodox icon of St. Agatha of Sicily, the saint responsible for the wide usage of the name Agatha.
| pronunciation=
| gender = female
| meaning = "good"
| region =
| origin = [[Ancient Greek language|Ancient Greek]]
| related names = Aggie
| footnotes =
}}
'''Agatha''' is a feminine given name derived from the [[Ancient Greek language|Ancient Greek]] word αγαθος, or ''agathos'', meaning "good." It was the name of [[Saint Agatha of Sicily]], a third century [[Christian]] [[martyr]]. The name has been rarely used in English-speaking countries in recent years.<ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/name/agatha Behind the Name]</ref> It was last ranked among the top 1,000 names for girls born in the [[United States]] during the 1930s.<ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?terms=agatha Behind the Name]</ref>
==Name variants==
*Agafia ([[Russian language|Russian]])
*Agasha ([[Russian language|Russian]])
*Agata ([[Czech language|Czech]]), ([[Italian language|Italian]]), ([[Polish language|Polish]]), ([[Slovenian language|Slovenian]]), ([[Russian language|Russian]]), ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]), ([[Swedish language|Swedish]])
*Agathe ([[Danish language|Danish]]), ([[French language|French]]), ([[German language|German]]), ([[Greek language|Greek]]), ([[Norwegian language|Norwegian]])
*Agda ([[Swedish language|Swedish]])
*Aggie ([[English language|English]])
*Ági ([[Hungarian language|Hungarian]])
*Agot ([[Norwegian language|Norwegian]])
*Ágota ([[Hungarian language|Hungarian]])
*Águeda ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]), ([[Spanish language|Spanish]])
*Atka ([[Polish language|Polish]])
*Ganya ([[Russian language|Russian]])
*Gasha ([[Russian language|Russian]])
*Gashka ([[Russian language|Russian]])
It may refer to the following:
*[[Saint Agatha of Sicily]], a Christian saint
*[[Agatha, wife of Edward the Exile]]
*Dame [[Agatha Christie]], a 20th Century British mystery writer
*''[[Agatha (film)]]'', a film about Dame Agatha's 1927 disappearance
*[[Agatha Award]], an annual mystery-writing award, named for Dame Agatha
*[[List of Elite Four members#Agatha|Agatha (Pokémon)]], a fictional character in the ''Pokémon'' franchise
*[[Agatha (fashion accessories)|Agatha]], a French company designing and producing fashion accessories.
*Agatha Higgins from the Wem & Bun tales.
*''[[Agatha (genus)|Agatha]]'', a genus of gastropods
*[[Cornelia Agatha]], [[Indonesia]]n [[actress]]
*Agatha Heterodyne, protagonist of the [[webcomic]] ''[[Girl Genius]]'', by [[Phil Foglio]].
===See also===
* [[Agata]] (disambiguation page)
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==Notes==
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