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
- Saint Agatha of Sicily (died 251), Christian saint
- Agatha Barbara (1923–2002), only female President of Malta
- Agatha Christie, British novelist
- Agatha Sangma (born 1980), member of the Parliament of India
- Agatha Harkness, a fictional character and anti-heroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics
References
- ↑ "Definition of Agatha | Dictionary.com". www.dictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- ↑ "Agatha name Meaning and Origin". babys.name. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- ↑ OACT. "Popular Baby Names". www.ssa.gov. Retrieved 2023-03-10.