Given name

Agota

Agota is a variant of Agatha. One Greek interpretation is “good and kind; St. Agatha is the patron saint of bell-founders.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Agota is a variant of Agatha. One Greek interpretation is “good and kind; St. Agatha is the patron saint of bell-founders.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Agota is a variant of Agatha. An origin associated with Agatha is Greek.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

In Lithuanian usage, Agota developed from Ἀγαθή.

The story

Agota is a variant of Agatha. The history of Agatha gives this family its wider story. Agatha experienced a revival in the 19th century.

Explained through its name family

Agota’s family of names

In Lithuanian usage, Agota developed from the Ancient Greek form Ἀγαθή. Agota has a related form in Agatha. In Lithuanian usage, Agota has a conventional equivalent in the English form Agatha.

Walk Agota’s family in the name graph

AgotaÁgotaAgathaAgãtėAgatàAgõtėAgataAgatheAgateÁguedaÀguedaἈγαθή

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Agota has relatives in 3 languages.

Lithuanian

5 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 4

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 6

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Agota, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Saints

Agatah

Agatah is a variant of Agatha. One Greek interpretation is “good and kind; St. Agatha is the patron saint of bell-founders.”

No U.S. birth series

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Irish · Saints

Attracta

“a virtuous woman; a saint”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Saints

Athrachta

“a virtuous woman; a saint”

No U.S. birth series

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Saints

Agotha

Agotha is a variant of Agatha. One Greek interpretation is “good and kind; St. Agatha is the patron saint of bell-founders.”

No U.S. birth series

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Saints

Agytha

Agytha is a variant of Agatha. One Greek interpretation is “good and kind; St. Agatha is the patron saint of bell-founders.”

No U.S. birth series

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Saints

Agathyah

Agathyah is a variant of Agatha. One Greek interpretation is “good and kind; St. Agatha is the patron saint of bell-founders.”

No U.S. birth series

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Saints

Agoti

Agoti is a variant of Agatha. One Greek interpretation is “good and kind; St. Agatha is the patron saint of bell-founders.”

No U.S. birth series

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Saints

Agathia

Agathia is a variant of Agatha. One Greek interpretation is “good and kind; St. Agatha is the patron saint of bell-founders.”

No U.S. birth series

25% boys · 75% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Agota’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Agota