Agatha ( given name ) - wikipedia Agatha ( given name ) Agatha An Orthodox icon of St. Agatha of Sicily, the saint responsible for the wide usage of the name Agatha Gender female Language ( s ) Ancient Greek Origin Meaning `` good '' Other names See also Ag, Aggy, Aggi, Aggie Agatha ( / ˈæɡəθə / ), ) also Agata, is a feminine given name derived from the Ancient Greek word ἀγαθός ( agathos ), meaning good. It was the name of St. Agatha of Sicily, a third - century Christian martyr. The name has been rarely used in English - speaking countries in recent years. It was last ranked among the top 1,000 names for girls born in the United States during the 1930s. Contents 1 Russian name 2 People 2.1 Agatha 2.2 Agathe 2.3 Agata 3 Fictional characters 4 Regional variants 4.1 Diminutive variants 5 See also 6 References 6.1 Notes 6.2 Sources Russian name In Russian, the name `` Ага́та '' ( Agata ) was borrowed from the Western European languages, and derives from the same Ancient Greek root from which older names Agafya and Agafa also come. Its masculine version is Agat. In 1924 -- 1930, the name was included into various Soviet calendars, which included the new and often artificially created names promoting the new Soviet realities and encouraging the break with the tradition of using the names in the Synodal Menologia. Its diminutives include Agatka ( Ага́тка ), Aga ( А́га ), and Gata ( Га́та ). People Agatha Agatha of Sicily ( died 251 ), Christian saint sometime spelled as Saint Agata Agatha, wife of Samuel of Bulgaria ( born 10th century ), Bulgarian Empress Agatha, wife of Edward the Exile ( before 1030 -- after 1070 ), Anglo - Saxon royal Agatha of Lorraine ( c. 1120 -- 1147 ), wife of Renaud III, Count of Burgundy Agatha Marie of Hanau ( 1599 -- 1636 ), German countess Agatha Amata ( born 1969 ), Nigeria television personality Agatha Bacovia ( 1895 -- 1981 ), Romanian poet Agatha Barbara ( 1923 -- 2002 ), only female President of Malta Ágatha Bednarczuk ( born 1983 ), Brazilian beach volleyball player Agatha Chapman ( 1907 -- 1963 ), British - Canadian economist Agatha Christie ( 1890 -- 1976 ), British crime writer Agatha Deken ( 1741 -- 1804 ), Dutch writer Agatha Dietschi ( fl. 1547 ), German cross dresser Agatha Harrison ( 1885 -- 1954 ), English industrial welfare reformer Agatha Kong ( born 1988 ), Hong Kong singer Agatha Moreira ( born 1992 ), Brazilian actress and model Agatha van der Mijn ( 1700 -- c. 1780 ), Dutch flower painter Agatha Lovisa de la Myle ( died 1787 ), Baltic - German and Latvian poet Ágatha Ruiz de la Prada ( born 1960 ), Spanish noble and fashion designer Agatha Sangma ( born 1980 ), member of the Parliament of India Agatha Welhouk ( 1637 -- 1715 ), Dutch woman setting a legal precedent with regard to marriage Agathe Agathe Backer Grøndahl ( 1847 -- 1907 ), Norwegian pianist and composer Agathe L. van Beverwijk ( 1907 -- 1963 ), Dutch mycologist and botanist Agathe Bonitzer ( born 1989 ), French actress Agathe Fontain ( born 1951 ), Greenlandic politician Agathe Génois ( born 1952 ), Canadian writer Agathe Habyarimana ( born 1942 ), the widow of former Rwandan President Agathe de La Boulaye ( born 1972 ), French actress Agathe de La Fontaine ( born 1972 ), French actress Agathe Lasch ( 1879 -- 1942 ), German philologist Agathe Max, French violinist Agathe Meunier ( born 1993 ), French acrobatic gymnast Agathe N'Nindjem - Yolemp ( born 1980 ), Cameroonian basketball player Agathe Ngani ( born 1992 ), Cameroonian footballer Agathe Pembellot ( 1942 -- 2016 ), Congolese judge Agathe Poschmann ( born 1922 ), German actress Agathe de Rambaud ( 1764 -- 1853 ), French royal nanny Agathe de Saint - Père ( 1657 -- 1748 ), French - Canadian business entrepreneur and inventor Agathe de Saint Etienne de La Tour ( 1690 -- 1765 ), Canadian landowner Agathe - Sophie Sasserno ( 1810 -- 1860 ), French poet Agathe Snow ( born 1976 ), New York based artist Agathe Martha Storch, Greenlandic politician Agathe von Trapp ( 1913 -- 2010 ), eldest daughter of the Trapp Family Singers Agathe Turgis ( 1892 -- ? ), French fencer Agathe Uwilingiyimana ( 1953 -- 1994 ), Rwandan Prime Minister 1993 -- 1994 Agata Agata Balsamo ( born 1970 ), Italian long - distance runner Agata Barańska ( born 1993 ), Polish tennis player. Agata Błażowska ( born 1978 ), Polish ice dancer Agata Buzek ( born 1976 ), Polish actress Ágata Cruz, pseudonym of Luz Machado ( 1916 -- 1999 ), Venezuelan political activist, journalist, and poet Agata Czaplicki ( born 1983 ), Swiss swimmer Agata della Pietà ( fl. c. 1800 ), Italian composer, singer, and teacher of music Agata Forkasiewicz ( born 1994 ), Polish sprinter Agata Gotova ( born 1971 ), Russian child actress Agata Karczmarek ( 1963 -- 2016 ), Polish long jumper Agata Karczmarzewska - Pura ( born 1978 ), Polish volleyball player Agata Korc ( born 1986 ), Polish swimmer Agata Kornhauser - Duda ( born 1972 ), wife of Andrzej Duda, president of Poland Agata Kryger ( born 1997 ), Polish figure skater Agata Kulesza ( born 1971 ), Polish actress Agata Materowicz ( born 1963 ), Polish artist Agata Mróz - Olszewska ( 1982 -- 2008 ), Polish volleyball player Agata Ozdoba ( born 1988 ), Polish judoka Agata Passent ( born 1973 ), Polish journalist and writer Agata Pietrzyk ( born 1988 ), Polish freestyle wrestler Agata Piszcz, Polish sprint canoeist Agata Pyzik ( born 1983 ), Polish journalist and cultural critic Agata Rosłońska ( born 1983 ), Polish ice dancer Agata Sawicka ( born 1985 ), Polish volleyball player Agata Smoktunowicz ( born 1973 ), Polish mathematician Agata Suszka ( born 1971 ), Polish biathlete Agata Szymczewska ( born 1985 ), Polish violinist Agata Tarczyńska ( born 1988 ), Polish footballer Agata Trzebuchowska ( born 1992 ), Polish actress Agata Tuszyńska ( born 1957 ), Polish writer, poet and journalist Agata Witkowska ( born 1989 ), Polish volleyball player Agata Wróbel ( born 1981 ), Polish weightlifter Agata Zubel ( born 1978 ), Polish composer and singer Agata Zupin ( born 1998 ), Slovenian hurdler Fictional characters Agatha de Lacey, a minor character in Mary Shelley 's Frankenstein Agatha Clay, the heroine of the Girl Genius comic book series Agatha Crumm, the title character of a newspaper comic strip Agatha Gregson or Aunt Agatha, recurring character in the Jeeves stories of British writer P.G. Wodehouse Agatha Harkness, Marvel Comics witch Agatha Raisin, amateur detective in a series of novels by M.C. Beaton Agatha Troy, Ngaio Marsh character, wife of Roderick Alleyn Agatha Trunchbull, the sadistic antagonist of Roald Dahl 's book Matilda Agatha ( Pokémon ), a fictional character in the Pokémon franchise Agatha, from the 2014 American comedy The Grand Budapest Hotel Aunt Agatha, one of the main characters in the PBS Kids series Noddy. Regional variants Agafia ( Ukrainian ) Agat ( h ) e ( Danish, French, Greek, Norwegian ) Agata or Ágata ( Galician, Portuguese, Italian, Polish, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, foreign adaptation for Ukrainian ) Agáta ( Czech, Slovak ) Ágota / Agota ( Hungarian, Lithuanian ) Agate ( Latvian ) Águeda ( Galician, Portuguese, Spanish ) Àgueda or Àgata ( Catalan ) Ukanesh, Ukiana ( Chuvash ) Ågot ( or Ågoth ) ( Norwegian ) Diminutive variants Aagje or Aagtje ( Dutch ) Agacia ( Polish ) Agatina ( Italian ) Agatka ( Polish ) Aggie ( English ) Ági ( Hungarian ) Agunia ( Polish ) Aguś ( Polish ) Agotėlė ( Lithuanian ) See also Agathe Cléry, 2008 French movie References Notes Jump up ^ Wells, John ( 26 March 2010 ). `` Agatha and Helena ''. John Wells 's phonetic blog. Retrieved 22 April 2010. Jump up ^ Behind the Name Jump up ^ Behind the Name Jump up ^ Nikonov, p. 63 ^ Jump up to : Petrovsky, p. 38 ^ Jump up to : Superanskaya ( 1 ), p. 251 Jump up ^ Superanskaya ( 2 ), pp. 22 and 278 Jump up ^ Toronto Slavic Quarterly. Елена Душечкина. `` Мессианские тенденции в советской антропонимической практике 1920 - х - 1930 - х годов '' ( in Russian ) Jump up ^ Aagje and Aagtje at the Meertens Institute database of Dutch given names Sources В. А. Никонов ( V.A. Nikonov ). `` Ищем имя '' ( Looking for a Name ). Изд. `` Советская Россия ''. Москва, 1988. ISBN 5 - 268 - 00401 - 8 Н. А. Петровский ( N.A. Petrovsky ). `` Словарь русских личных имён '' ( Dictionary of Russian First Names ). ООО Издательство `` АСТ ''. Москва, 2005. ISBN 5 - 17 - 002940 - 3 ( 1 ) А. В. Суперанская ( A.V. Superanskaya ). `` Современный словарь личных имён : Сравнение. Происхождение. Написание '' ( Modern Dictionary of First Names : Comparison. Origins. Spelling ). Айрис - пресс. Москва, 2005. ISBN 5 - 8112 - 1399 - 9 ( 2 ) А. В. Суперанская ( A.V. Superanskaya ). `` Словарь русских имён '' ( Dictionary of Russian Names ). Издательство Эксмо. Москва, 2005. ISBN 5 - 699 - 14090 - 5 This page or section lists people that share the same given name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. 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