ÁGueda

  • [ AH-ge-dhah (Spanish), A-gə-də (Portuguese) ]
  • Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of AGATHA.

AGATHA   female   English, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Αγαθη (Agathe), derived from Greek αγαθος (agathos) meaning "good". Saint Agatha was a 3rd-century martyr from Sicily who was tortured and killed after spurning the advances of a Roman official. The saint was widely revered in the Middle Ages, and her name has been used throughout Christian Europe (in various spellings). The mystery writer Agatha Christie (1890-1976) was a famous modern bearer of this name.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GREEK: Agatha, Agathe
CROATIAN: Agata
CZECH: Agáta
DANISH: Agathe
ENGLISH: Agatha
FRENCH: Agathe
GERMAN: Agathe
GREEK: Agathe
HUNGARIAN: Ágota
ITALIAN: Agata
NORWEGIAN: Agathe, Ågot
POLISH: Agata
PORTUGUESE: Águeda
RUSSIAN: Agafya, Agata
SERBIAN: Agata
SLOVENE: Agata
SPANISH: Agata, Águeda
SWEDISH: Agata
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
CROATIAN: Jaga
ENGLISH: Aggie
HUNGARIAN: Ági
SERBIAN: Jaga
SWEDISH: Agda
MASCULINE FORMS
ANCIENT GREEK: Agathon