Given name · Russian
Агафия
“good”
Агафия (Agáfija) is a feminine given name from Ancient Greek, meaning “good.” It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Agatha.
Meaning & origin
Агафия’s family of names
In Russian usage, Агафия has a conventional equivalent in the English form Agatha. In Russian usage, Агафия has a conventional equivalent in the Swedish form Agata. In Russian usage, Агафия has a conventional equivalent in the French form Agathe.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Агафия has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Агафия comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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