Agatha 2103994 220798787 2008-06-21T17:05:20Z Bookworm857158367 1611689 {{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) {{disambig}} ==Notes== {{reflist}} [[Category:English feminine given names]] [[de:Agatha]] [[id:Agatha]] [[la:Agatha (discretiva)]] [[nl:Agatha]] [[pt:Ágata (desambiguação)]]