Given name & surname
Agate
“refers to the translucent semiprecious stone”
Agate is used as a given name and a surname. One Greek interpretation is “refers to the translucent semiprecious stone.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Greek interpretation is “refers to the translucent semiprecious stone.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
Agate’s family of names
In Basque usage, Agate has a conventional equivalent in the English form Agatha. In Latvian usage, Agate has a conventional equivalent in the German form Agathe. Agate has a related form in Agaet.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Agate
- Agate CauneLatvian athlete (born 2004)
- Agate de Sousaathletics competitor from São Tomé and Príncipeborn 2000
- Agate RašmaneLatvian sports shooter (born 1997)
- Agate NesauleLatvian writer (1938-2022)
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