Agathe

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Agathe

Say it: ah-GAHT

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Meaning

From Greek agathē 'good'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Honouring the Sicilian martyr Agatha, it has been revived in France since the 2000s.

Its wave through time

Rare in the records

In the United States

44 babies given this name since 2000
At its height in 2018, about 1 in 242,200 girls
6 babies in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

The family of the name

English	Agatha
Italian	Agata

Names worth a look

PetronillaGirlFrom the Roman family name Petronius, of uncertain meaning; legend made Saint Petronilla a daughter of Saint Peter,…Rome · forgotten

ApollineGirlFrom Latin Apollonia, 'belonging to Apollo'.Middle Ages

PerrineGirlFrench feminine diminutive of Pierre, from Greek petros 'stone'.Middle Ages · forgotten

HuguetteGirlFeminine diminutive of Hugues, from Germanic hug 'mind, heart'.Middle Ages · forgotten

AudeGirlFrom the Germanic element ald 'old'.Middle Ages · forgotten

TiphaineGirlMedieval French form of Greek Theophania 'appearance of God', the feast of Epiphany, from theos 'god' and phainein…Middle Ages · forgotten

AgathaGirlGreek agathē, 'good'.Early Medieval · peak 1899

AgathonBoyFrom Greek agathos 'good'.Greece · forgotten

Where this comes from

Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
National birth statistics of European countries source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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