# Agatha
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈæɡəθə/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Ag‧a‧tha

### Proper noun

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

#### Usage notes

Originally given in honor of a third-century Sicilian martyr. In common use in the Middle Ages, mildly revived in the 19th century, but rare today.

#### Derived terms

* Agatha Christie-esque

#### Translations
## Cebuano
### Etymology 1

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

#### Proper noun

Agatha
* a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agatha

### Etymology 2

Ellipses of Donya Agatha.

#### Noun

Agatha
* a princess; a young girl or woman considered vain, spoiled or selfish; a prima donna
* an unfriendly or disparaging way of addressing such woman or girl

## Dutch
### Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), from Ancient Greek ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌaːˈɣaː.taː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Aga‧tha

### Noun

Agatha f (uncountable)
* a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agatha

#### Derived terms

* Aagje, aagje

## German
### Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), from Ancient Greek ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”).

### Proper noun

Agatha
* a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agatha

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), feminine of ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaɡata/

### Proper noun

Agatha
* a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agatha

#### Usage notes

Mostly used by Christians.

## Latin
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈa.ɡa.tʰa/, [ˈäɡät̪ʰä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈa.ɡa.ta/, [ˈäːɡät̪ä]

### Proper noun

Agatha f sg (genitive Agathae); first declension
* A city in Gallia Narbonensis, now Agde

#### Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

#### Derived terms

* French: Agde
* Italian: Agata
* Portuguese: Águeda
* Sicilian: Àjita

### References

* Agatha in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /aˈɡa.tɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /aˈɡa.tɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /aˈɡa.ta/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈɡa.tɐ/ [ɐˈɣa.tɐ]

### Proper noun

Agatha f
* Alternative spelling of Ágata

## Scots
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaɡəθə/

### Proper noun

Agatha
* a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agatha

#### Related terms

* Aggie (diminutive)

### References

* Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Agatha.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈʔaɡata/ [ˌʔaː.ɣɐˈt̪a]
* Rhymes: -aɡata
* Syllabification: A‧ga‧tha
* Homophone: agata

### Proper noun

Ágathá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜆ)
* a female given name from English