Agatha

Agatha is a female given name.The pronunciation of the name is[ag-uh-thuh].[1] It comes from the Ancient Greek word agathos, meaning "good".[2] The name last ranked in the Top 1000 girls names in the United States in the 1930s.[3]But in the last few years it has fallen out of fashion.

Saint Agatha of Sicily was a 3rd-century saint. There was a famous crime writer named Agatha Christie.

There have been several tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Region named Agatha. Tropical Storm Agatha in 2010 caused over $1 billion in damage and over three hundred deaths across Central America.

There are different versions of the name, for example Agata.

People named Agatha

References

  1. "Definition of Agatha | Dictionary.com". www.dictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  2. "Agatha name Meaning and Origin". babys.name. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  3. OACT. "Popular Baby Names". www.ssa.gov. Retrieved 2023-03-10.