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Agatha

Syllables: Ag·a·tha/ˈæɡəθə/

Agatha proper noun: a female given name from Ancient Greek.

Proper noun

Agatha

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    • Agatha was as cloddish as her name – plain and thick, pasty-faced.1991, Anne Tyler, Saint Maybe, Penguin Canada, →ISBN, page 13

Origin of Agatha

Borrowed from Latin Agatha, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), from Ancient Greek ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”).

Words formed from Agatha

Phrases with Agatha

Questions about Agatha

What does Agatha mean?
Agatha means a female given name from Ancient Greek.
What part of speech is Agatha?
Agatha is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Agatha?
Agatha is pronounced /ˈæɡəθə/.

Words near Agatha in the dictionary

  1. agateophobic
  2. agates
  3. agateward
  4. agateware
  5. agatewares
  6. Agatha
  7. Agatha Christie-esque
  8. Agatha Christiesque
  9. Agathangelos
  10. Agathangelus
  11. Agatharchus

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