Given name
Ágota
Ágota is a form of Agatha. One Greek interpretation is “good and kind; St. Agatha is the patron saint of bell-founders.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ágota is a form of Agatha. One Greek interpretation is “good and kind; St. Agatha is the patron saint of bell-founders.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ágota is a form of Agatha. An origin associated with Agatha is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Ágota is a form of Agatha. The history of Agatha gives this family its wider story. Agatha experienced a revival in the 19th century.
Explained through its name family
Ágota’s family of names
Ágota shares a linguistic root with Agatha. In Hungarian usage, Ágota has a conventional equivalent in the German form Agathe. Ágota is a form of Agatha.
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Around the world
Ágota has relatives in 4 languages.
5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Agathacognate · English
- Agataequivalent
- AgatheGerman
- Agateequivalent
- Águedaequivalent
- Àguedaequivalent
- АгафаRussian
- АгатаRussian
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People named Ágota
- Ágota KristófHungarian Swiss writer, poet, novelist and playwright (1935–2011)
- Ágota BujdosóHungarian handball player1943–2025
- Ágota SebőHungarian swimmerborn 1934
- Ágota LykovcánHungarian long track speed skaterborn 1987
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Similar names
If you love Ágota, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Agatah
Agatah is a variant of Agatha. One Greek interpretation is “good and kind; St. Agatha is the patron saint of bell-founders.”
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Attracta
“a virtuous woman; a saint”
>99% girls
Athrachta
“a virtuous woman; a saint”
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Agotha
Agotha is a variant of Agatha. One Greek interpretation is “good and kind; St. Agatha is the patron saint of bell-founders.”
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Agytha
Agytha is a variant of Agatha. One Greek interpretation is “good and kind; St. Agatha is the patron saint of bell-founders.”
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Agathyah
Agathyah is a variant of Agatha. One Greek interpretation is “good and kind; St. Agatha is the patron saint of bell-founders.”
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Agoti
Agoti is a variant of Agatha. One Greek interpretation is “good and kind; St. Agatha is the patron saint of bell-founders.”
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Ågot
Ågot is a form of Agatha. One Greek interpretation is “good and kind; St. Agatha is the patron saint of bell-founders.”
>99% girls