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Агафон
“good”
Агафон (Agafón) is a masculine given name from Old East Slavic, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Russian.
Russian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Agatho.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Агафон comes from Old East Slavic, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old East Slavic Агаѳо́нъ, from Old Church Slavonic Агаѳѡ́нъ, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓γᾰ́θων.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Агафон’s family of names
In Russian usage, Агафон has a transliteration in AGAFON. In Russian usage, Агафон can be written in the Roman alphabet as Agafón. In Russian usage, Агафон has a conventional equivalent in the Dutch form Agatho.
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Around the world
Агафон has relatives in 16 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
11 related names in 16 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 10
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Agaffonaborrowing · izh
- ΑγάθωνGreek
- AgatonPolish, Czech
- Ἀγάθωνequivalent
- AgathoSwedish, Czech
- AgathonFrench, German
- Агатонalso known as · Serbian, Russian
- AgatãoPortuguese
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See also 2
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