Àgata
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), from ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Àgata f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Agatha
- Synonym: Àgueda
Sicilian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin Agatha, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), from Ancient Greek ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”). Cognate with Catalan Àgata and Àgueda, Italian Agata, Romagnol Êgta, Portuguese Ágata, Spanish Águeda. Compare the same phono-morphological output also for zàgara.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.a.ta/, [ˈa.ɡa.ta], [ˈa.ɪ.ta], [ˈja-]
- Hyphenation: À‧ga‧ta
Proper noun
Àgata
- a female given name from Latin, of historical and religious usage, equivalent to English Agatha
Coordinate terms
- (male variants): Tinu, Jitinu, Agatinu, Ajitinu, Jajitinu
Derived terms
- Agatina
- agatina
- agatinu
- Ajitina
- Jajitina
- Jitina
- sant'Àgata
- sant'Àjita
- Santagati
- Tina
Descendants
- Italian: Aita, sant'Aita (regional, eye dialect)