With only 51 girls named Agatha in 2011, it's probably not a name we can expect to see a lot of anytime soon. I can imagine it's still a bit too musty for most, but if the 100-year rule holds true, maybe Agatha will surprise us.
Original Greek form: Agathe [Αγαθη] (ah-GAH-thee)
English form: Agatha (AG-ah-thah)
Other forms:
- Agafya (ah-GAH-fyah)--Russian
- Agata (ah-GAH-tah)--Czech, Italian, Polish, Scandinavian, Spanish
- Agathe (ah-GAHT)--French
- Agathe (ah-GAH-teh)--German
- Agda (AHG-dah)--Swedish
- Ågot (AW-goht)--Norwegian
- Ágota (AG-oh-tah)--Hungarian
- Águeda (AH-geh-dah)--Portuguese, Spanish
I think you're right about Agatha. I mean, Tabitha seems to be getting a fair bit of attention, so I don't see why Agatha would be left behind. Agatha (with that exact spelling) was actually #67 in Brazil in 2011, proving that she is getting some love somewhere in the world :) Also, although Águeda is the Portuguese form of Agatha, most commonly you will just see Agata being used. Great post.
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