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Gender | Female |
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Language(s) | Russian |
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Word/name | Acient Greek |
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Related names | Agatha |
Agafa ( Russian: Ага́фа) is an old and uncommon Russian female first name. [1] It is derived from the Greek word αγαθή, meaning kind, good. [1] It can also be a variant of the name Agafiya. [2] The name was included into various, often handwritten, church calendars throughout the 17th–19th centuries, but was omitted from the official Synodal Menologium at the end of the 19th century. [2]
The diminutives of "Agafa" are Agafochka (Ага́фочка), Gafa (Га́фа), and Aga (А́га). [1]
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Gender | Female |
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Language(s) | Russian |
Origin | |
Word/name | Acient Greek |
Other names | |
Related names | Agatha |
Agafa ( Russian: Ага́фа) is an old and uncommon Russian female first name. [1] It is derived from the Greek word αγαθή, meaning kind, good. [1] It can also be a variant of the name Agafiya. [2] The name was included into various, often handwritten, church calendars throughout the 17th–19th centuries, but was omitted from the official Synodal Menologium at the end of the 19th century. [2]
The diminutives of "Agafa" are Agafochka (Ага́фочка), Gafa (Га́фа), and Aga (А́га). [1]