Agathe
\a.ɡat\♀French girl's name
A French girl's name of Latin origin, first recorded around Iᵉʳ siècle – IIIᵉ siècle.
At a glance
| Gender | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| First recorded | Iᵉʳ siècle – IIIᵉ siècle |
| Pronunciation | \a.ɡat\ |
Origin and meaning
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), from ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”).
Where it is mostly given
- France
- Belgium
- East Frisia
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Denmark
- Norway
Around the world
- EnglishAgatha
- SpanishÁgueda
- GreekΑγάθη
- OccitanAgata
- PolishAgata
- PortugueseÁgata
- RussianАгата, Агафия, Агафья
- CzechAgáta
In literature
« Est-ce que le bonheur nous allégirait ? me dit Agathe. »Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Wikimedia Commons (France (Île-de-France)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).