Agrafena

  • [ ah-grah-FYE-nah ]
  • Russian
Russian form of AGRIPPINA.

AGRIPPINA   female   Ancient Roman
Feminine derivative of AGRIPPA. This name was borne by the scheming mother of the Roman emperor Nero, who eventually had her killed. This was also the name of a 3rd-century Roman saint who is venerated in Sicily.
AGRIPPA   male & female   Ancient Roman, Biblical
Roman cognomen of unknown meaning, possibly from Greek αγριος (agrios) "wild" and ‘ιππος (hippos) "horse" or possibly of Etruscan origin. It was also used as a praenomen, or given name, by the Furia and Menenia families. In the New Testament this name was borne by Herod Agrippa (a grandson of Herod the Great), the king of Israel who put the apostle James to death. It was also borne by the 1st-century BC Roman general Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Agrippina
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
RUSSIAN: Grusha
OTHER FORMS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Agrippa
BIBLICAL: Agrippa