Given name · Russian
Агафья
“good, kind”
Агафья is a feminine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Agatha.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Агафья goes back to Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή, meaning “good, kind.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Агафья’s family of names
In Russian usage, Агафья has a conventional equivalent in the English form Agatha. In Russian usage, Агафья has a conventional equivalent in the Swedish form Agata. In Russian usage, Агафья has a conventional equivalent in the French form Agathe.
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Around the world
Агафья has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 4
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