Given name · Ancient Greek · gr
Ἀγάθων
“good”
Ἀγάθων (Ăgắthōn) is a masculine given name. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient Greek and grWritten in Greek script. In English: Agáthōn.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
Built from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γᾰθός (“good”) + -ων.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Ἀγάθων’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Ἀγάθων has a later derivative in AGATHON. Ἀγάθων has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form AGATON. In Ancient Greek usage, Ἀγάθων has a transliteration in Agáthōn.
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Ἀγάθων has relatives in 4 languages.
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Spellings & scripts 3
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Across languages 6
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See also 1
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People named Ἀγάθων
- AgathonAthenian tragic poet (c.448–c.400 BC)444 BC–399 BC
- Agathonas IakovidisGreek singer (1955–2020)
- Agathonson of the Macedonian Philotas and the brother of Parmenion and Asander
- Agathon of ScetisEgyptian monk350–350
- Agathon4th-century BC Macedonian calvary commander400 BC–323 BC
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