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My mother-in-law is Javanese, and her name is Agatha. Her nickname is "Atha" (pronounced ah-ta), but those closest to her call her just "Ta."
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My opinion is none other: What a strong, hearty, and beautiful name for a girl!
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Agatha is a classy, timeless name with a rich history. Personally, I find it to be very dated and harsh sounding. I don’t like the Ag sound which is also one of the reasons I don’t like Agnes either. Agathe is a decent and rare nickname for Agatha.
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I used to think this name sounded kind of harsh and outdated, but now I really like it.
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Agatha of Woods Beyond, also known as Queen Agatha of Camelot and Aggie to her best friend, Sophie. One of the dual protagonists in Soman Chainani's "School for Good and Evil series, Agatha is bold, caring, loving, selfless, and brave. Seriously, if you have not read these books, go check them out at your local library ASAP, you will be EXTREMELY satisfied!
Agatha Trunchbull, also known as The Trunchbull. The main antagonist in Matilda by Roald Dahl. She's evil, abusive, and mean. Give Matilda a read anyway though, you'll love it! She's a FANTASTIC villain.
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Agatha Trunchbull, also known as The Trunchbull. The main antagonist in Matilda by Roald Dahl. She's evil, abusive, and mean. Give Matilda a read anyway though, you'll love it! She's a FANTASTIC villain.
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I honestly absolutely love this name, mainly because my name is Agatha. I like that my mother named me Agatha and I am most definitely not ashamed in it. It is beautiful and I'm not quite sure why everyone hates it. Maybe because the name Agatha is commonly used for witches or antagonists in most stories but I think it is very pretty and the nickname Aggie goes along quite well with it. Even though it may be an older name I don't know why that's a problem. Many older names are very nice and can be just as pleasing as some "modern" day names. The definition of the name Agatha actually means good. Anyone with the name Agatha wear your name with pride because I certainly am and will continue to. Anyone who's hating on names unnecessarily (or because of personal experiences with people holding these names) please get a life and grow up, nobody cares what you think is an "ugly" or "disgusting" name.
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Folk etymology from Jacobus de Voragine's Golden Legend (mid-13th century, trans. William Caxton) entry about Saint Agatha of Sicily:
"is said of agios, which is as much to say as holy, and theos, that is God, that is to say the saint of God: and, as Chrysostom saith, three things make a man holy, which three were perfectly in her; that is cleanness of heart, the presence of the Holy Ghost, and plenty of good manners.
Or she is said of A, which is to say without, and of geos, earth, and of theos, God, as a goddess without earth, that is without earthly love.
Or she is said of aga, that is to say speaking, and of thau, that is perfection, that is that she was speaking and accomplishing much perfectly, and that appeareth well in her answers.
Or she is said of agath, that is service, and thaas, sovereign, which is as sovereign service, and because she said that servage is sovereign noblesse.
Or she is said of aga, that is solemn, and of thau, that is perfection, for the perfection was right solemn, like as it appeareth by the angels that buried her."
Voragine's etymologies are, by and large, totally fabricated in order to highlight the saint's qualities, but they're fun!
Weirdly enough, Voragine doesn't provide the real etymology, which is "good" and would also be a perfectly fine quality to give the saint, lol.
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"is said of agios, which is as much to say as holy, and theos, that is God, that is to say the saint of God: and, as Chrysostom saith, three things make a man holy, which three were perfectly in her; that is cleanness of heart, the presence of the Holy Ghost, and plenty of good manners.
Or she is said of A, which is to say without, and of geos, earth, and of theos, God, as a goddess without earth, that is without earthly love.
Or she is said of aga, that is to say speaking, and of thau, that is perfection, that is that she was speaking and accomplishing much perfectly, and that appeareth well in her answers.
Or she is said of agath, that is service, and thaas, sovereign, which is as sovereign service, and because she said that servage is sovereign noblesse.
Or she is said of aga, that is solemn, and of thau, that is perfection, for the perfection was right solemn, like as it appeareth by the angels that buried her."
Voragine's etymologies are, by and large, totally fabricated in order to highlight the saint's qualities, but they're fun!
Weirdly enough, Voragine doesn't provide the real etymology, which is "good" and would also be a perfectly fine quality to give the saint, lol.
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Very elegant and refined. This name needs to come back. I prefer the classics to any of these strange modern names.
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Agatha is the lovely witch in the live action Beauty and the Beast.
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I don't care if the name is 'evil,' or 'for a witch.' Who needs your baby's name to be a princess name all the time? It's elegant and beautiful. I love the connotation to it--so mysterious yet lovely.
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Rough, boring sounding old lady name. Also has negative connotations with the very famous book character Agatha Trunchbull from Matilda.
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This name is my own, and I love it. There have been times when I wasn't sure on it, but I have grown to be happy with it over almost 13 years. I use the nickname Aggie also, I think it's cute and different but pretty. I don't know anyone else with this name. I like it for its rarity. I know lots of people hate it, but you've got to realise that I am one of its users and I am definitely not an old lady! Some dislike it as it has been used for Miss Trunchbull from Matilda, but I bet if her first name was Poppy instead, people would still adore the name.
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Old lady name.
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Also Dutch: https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/Agatha [noted -ed]
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I don't really read Roald Dahl's books a lot, but isn't Principal Trunchbull from "Matilda"'s real name Agatha?
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Agatha is a pretty name. I like the nickname Aggie.
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Name of the day: May 24, 2021. Happy national scavenger hunt day!
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I find it a wonderful name, with such a beautiful meaning and a rare simplicity. It can work both as a first and a middle name.
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I have to say, I didn’t like this name before but it’s starting to grow on me. Agatha sounds so classy and intelligent.
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This name is absolutely gorgeous! I will always consider this name for any of my future daughters! Rose goes very well with this name as a middle name too! Love love LOVE!
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♬ It was Agatha all along! ♬ hahahaha!
In all seriousness though, this is the name of possibly my FAVOURITE Marvel villain, Wandavision's Agatha Harkness!
This is definitely in the running for me if I ever have a little girl!
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In all seriousness though, this is the name of possibly my FAVOURITE Marvel villain, Wandavision's Agatha Harkness!
This is definitely in the running for me if I ever have a little girl!
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Agatha All Along! A famous bearer is Agatha Harkness, a witch from the Marvel Comics and the 2021 Marvel series, Wandavision.
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What a beautiful, refined name!
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A mysterious, classic name.
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Agatha is a lovely character in Wes Anderson's beautiful film The Grand Budapest Hotel. She is described as being "without question, without fail, always and invariably... exceeding lovely. Why? Because of her purity".
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Seriously, why do you hate the name Agatha so much? I'm not saying everyone, but I'm reading a lot of comments that directly say it's disgusting. Why? Really, why? I really want to know. I mean, I think Agatha is a good name. It's not super beautiful nor would I use it for my daughter, but I think it's a much better choice than other "modern" names like Kyleigh, Stormi, Jazlyn, Poppy, Kinslynn, Brylee or some other bullshit name like that. And I'm sorry, but it's true. Agatha is pretty, ages well and I think people should give it a go. It is not a joke.
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Agatha is also used in Dutch and German, though in Germany it's less common than Agathe.
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Agatha Christie is an awful namesake. Her writing sucks!
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This is a disgusting excuse for a name.
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I think it’s bad and nice at the same time, I can’t decide really.
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St. Agatha was the name of my elementary school. The only Agatha I knew personally was a classmate in the 8th grade, everybody called her "Gathy". I think Agatha is a lovely name, it's very strong compared to Kaitlyn, Hayden, and Olivia. I recommend this name. ")
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I remember reaaaaalllyyyy hating on this name, until I read The School for Good and Evil...now I think it's pretty.
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Old lady's name.
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Not a nice sounding name.
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Ugly and old fashioned.
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Extremely ugly.
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For a long time I never thought anything of this name. It does sound witchy and outdated but I sort of love it for those reasons. Better than so many modern names like Hayleigh and Kayleigh. I would choose Agatha a thousand times over all the names you hear of everyday. I think Aggie is actually really sweet and cute. It's just not a name for everyone which is part of its charm.
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Beautiful! I’ve never understood why people don’t like this name. I love saying it, it’s so pretty and simple to say. The meaning is good too— literally.
There’s a connection, for Catholics, to St. Agatha, patron saint of breast cancer and rape victims. I love her story!
For nicknames, I can imagine Aggie, Gaga, or Athie. I love this name!
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There’s a connection, for Catholics, to St. Agatha, patron saint of breast cancer and rape victims. I love her story!
For nicknames, I can imagine Aggie, Gaga, or Athie. I love this name!
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This name is really growing on me. It's elegant, mysterious, and old-fashioned. I absolutely hate the nickname Aggie though.
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Hey guys! I've seen a lot of comments on the name Agatha, which is mine. What I can say about my personal experience of the name is that I always loved it! I've always seen my name as a mysterious, beautiful and elegant name, besides the stereotypes created by some movies and influenced by religions. There are some things that you guys are right about, the few Agatha's I've known are wise and, believe it or not, witches. I am a witch too, if you look it up just a little you will figure that witches aren't the terrible things that you learn in movies and at the places you frequented. Me personally, I am a green witch, I mean, I am a person really connected with nature and everything that represents, well we all are nature! I hope this helps people who doesn't like this name because of witches' stereotypes, because well, I am a young, beautiful witch. Hope I've helped, bye!
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Add Usage: German, Swedish, Literature
Pronounced: a-GA-ta (German, Swedish)
Another bearer of this name is the infamous headmistress Agatha Trunchbull from Roald Dahl's 1988 novel 'Matilda'.
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Pronounced: a-GA-ta (German, Swedish)
Another bearer of this name is the infamous headmistress Agatha Trunchbull from Roald Dahl's 1988 novel 'Matilda'.
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The people-hating Trunchbull from Roald Dahl's 'Matilda'.
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The perfect name for an ugly, old witch. Even better with an H in front of it.
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Famous bearer is Agatha Kong (stage name Aga), a singer and songwriter from Hong Kong.
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This name is growing on me.
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Agatha, more like Gagatha.
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This name means “good”. It is a 3rd century saint name— because the name predates the ‘schism’ in ~1000 ad. Since it is a pre-schism name— it exists in all European languages. That’s cool. Anyway, I named my daughter this in 2007. So, I’ve had 12 years with this name. People love it. I’m pretty perceptive. I notice the raised eyebrow. I notice when they are like, “what?” I heard my mother’s shock the day Agatha was born. :-). But people love this name. My daughter is creative, interesting, confident, and oh so cool. Her nickname is not Aggie (which I don’t adore)... but someone nicknamed her Ags—- and it stuck. And it works. I call her Agafiya as a nickname. This name means good. It is “good”. Don’t name your kid Agatha. We love it, but she doesn’t need more Agatha’s. I think it is great that at age 12 - the only other Agatha she’s ever met was a French woman. :-)
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Similar to Aretha but harsher.
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Someone else mentioned the main character Agatha in “The School For Good and Evil” which is one of the last series I read. Before those books, I thought the name Agatha was awful. It probably is due to other characters in books and movies with this name that were evil or unpleasant. But after reading that series (where Agatha is one of the kindest and purest souls), I’ve come to realize it’s beautiful! It’s unusual but recognizable. It’s old-fashioned, which a lot of people are leaning towards nowadays. I tend to like older names, too, like Wallace, Theodore, Frank, Amelia, Audrey, or Geneveive. I don’t know if that’s enough for me to use Agatha on my own children, but I applaud all those who do.
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Good name. Nothing wrong with this name. Wear it proudly!
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Ugly! As others have said, it sounds like an old lady and/or witch. Please don't name your child this name- she will thank you for finding a better name (if you find something less awful) when she's old enough. And Aggie is not a cute nickname. Google "Black Aggie" which is a well known legend in certain areas.
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Don’t be put off by the fact that it is old fashioned. Agatha is a quaint, lovely name - it doesn’t sound like a witch’s name. Agatha is strong, elegant, mature, and uncommon. You also get the benefit of the nickname “Aggie.”.
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The first thing I think of is Agatha Trunchbull, and the word aghast. Well, it has a nice meaning I guess, and Agatha Christie is a good association.
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Agatha Prenderghast is the main antagonist from the film ParaNorman.
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I adore the name Agatha, so much so that our 3 year old daughter is called it.
In my opinion it is elegant, classic and a strong name - it’s also still very rare here in the UK, so therefore I’m confident there won’t be many others (if any at all) named the same.
My daughter is very proud of her name, even at this early stage. If anyone calls her “Aggie”, she will correct them!
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In my opinion it is elegant, classic and a strong name - it’s also still very rare here in the UK, so therefore I’m confident there won’t be many others (if any at all) named the same.
My daughter is very proud of her name, even at this early stage. If anyone calls her “Aggie”, she will correct them!
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This name is oh so pretty. It’s mature enough without being too heavy and is just a really cute name.
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I have lived with this name for over 30 years now and like many commentators have noted I also thought it was dated and not very pretty. I once mentioned it to a friend and she was shocked because she had always thought that it was so unique and romantic. She told me I should be thankful to not have a name that is common and because of that, everyone who meets me is then given a new impression of the name. Many people comment on my name and I have never heard anything negative.
I thought it was rare until I went to Europe and the name was popular in Poland and Italy. I saw so many beautiful women with my name and they wore it in such a proud way that it changed my own perception. Now I am grateful for my old fashioned moniker. There is nothing much old fashioned about me and yet the name has come to suit me well. I have never been called hag or anything like that. I have been called Aggie, Ag and Agusia. I like that when someone mentions me they don’t have to explain which ‘Agatha’ they are referring to, it’s nice to have full ownership of your name. So while it may conjure up witches and other horrid things for some, there are many ‘pretty’ names which conjure up ‘ugly’ people who I would rather not have met, pretty name or not.
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I thought it was rare until I went to Europe and the name was popular in Poland and Italy. I saw so many beautiful women with my name and they wore it in such a proud way that it changed my own perception. Now I am grateful for my old fashioned moniker. There is nothing much old fashioned about me and yet the name has come to suit me well. I have never been called hag or anything like that. I have been called Aggie, Ag and Agusia. I like that when someone mentions me they don’t have to explain which ‘Agatha’ they are referring to, it’s nice to have full ownership of your name. So while it may conjure up witches and other horrid things for some, there are many ‘pretty’ names which conjure up ‘ugly’ people who I would rather not have met, pretty name or not.
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I'm really surprised that nobody has mentioned this yet, but Agatha is one of the main characters in Soman Chainani's School For Good and Evil trilogy.
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So many comments on this name. Many of you have visited the name. It must be popular enough- no? I find it strong for an "A" start like names starting K's and T's. I am a fan! Good luck choosing.
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I think this name is beautiful!
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To an English speaker, "Agatha" resonates with "agony."
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It's a nice name, but unfortunately very outdated.
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The name Agatha was given to 85 girls born in the US in 2015.
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This sounds like an old lady name. Maybe for a baby I could call her "Aggie". But I kind of like it. It does make me think of Miss Trunchball from "Matilda" by Roald Dahl because I'm pretty sure that is her first name.
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Very unique and although it isn't one of my favorites, I would prefer Agatha over Calie, Kylie, or Londyn any day. It has a pleasant ring to it.
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I love this name, it's strong and distinguished. I've always thought it was beautiful, even though it isn't considered "pretty" by today's standards. I know a young girl named Agatha who sometimes goes by Aggie. I think that's a very sweet nickname too.
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It sounds really pretty to me. Elegant and intelligent. Definitely not a bimbo or bogan name.
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Those saying the name is ugly are more than likely very biased towards it due to the entertainment industry almost always using this as the name for unpleasant female characters, which really isn't very fair. If you look at it from afresh, it has an appealing and nice ring to it. Very pretty, and a little mysterious.
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I believe the name Agatha is beautiful and wonderful. I fell in love with the sound of the name Agatha the very first time I heard it and I've loved its sound ever since! =)
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Agatha Heterodyne is the main character of the webcomic Girl Genius.
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Lady Agatha Slade was a character in "The Making of a Marchioness" by Frances Hodgson Burnett (an author much better known for her delightful children's story, "The Secret Garden"). The character is an extraordinarily beautiful girl but also a sweet one. "Her nature is as lovely as her face," Emily Fox-Seaton says of her. Which goes to show, a name doesn't have to be pretty sounding to belong to a good person! This is also my mother's name so I'm disposed to like it. :)
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The name Agatha was given to 43 baby girls born in the US in 2012.
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I actually like this name! It's really not that bad, it's a shame it's not used very much anymore. It's a very pretty, classic name, and if classic names sound like "old lady" names to you, then why don't you just get in line with the horrendous people naming their children things like Brayden, kaylee, and destiny. At least this name has history and will suit a person older than the age of 10! I still don't really get what you guys don't like about this name, although it's not one of my favorites, I think the sound is very pretty. Not only would the name Agatha look adorable on a little girl, but I think she'd get a heck of a lot more respect from the multitude of adults who feel like vomiting every time they meet another Emma, Isabella, or Ava.
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To the person above: I think there are plenty of names that are classic and graceful without sounding like the name of an old lady. This name is really dated, has terrible nicknames (Hag-atha, Haggie, etc.) and overall just doesn't sound pleasant. In my opinion, Aggie sounds just as bad as Agatha. Names like Princess are kind of ridiculous, yes, and Kacey isn't that nice of a name, but can still be looked at by children and adults alike as something that sounds nice. Agatha just makes a person sound kind of old. If you like the -atha sound of Agatha, you could always name a child Nathalie, or Katharine. Other classic names like Elizabeth, Grace, Lucy, Belle, Mary, Olivia, or Ann work well too. Names like those have diminutives or can be written differently in another language and make them sound unique yet just as beautiful. If you want to nickname your child Aggie, don't. It's too dated and just sounds ugly. Maybe Allie (Alice, Alison, Alexandra, Alyssa, Alise), Addie (Adelaide, Adelisa, Madeleine, Adele), Abby (Abigail, Tabitha) would be a better nickname and sound much prettier. Lillian, Eleanor, Violet, Heather, Flora
And Bethany all sound classic and beautiful, yet are still much more modern, softer, and usable than the hideous Agatha. Please, don't curse a child with the name Agatha.
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And Bethany all sound classic and beautiful, yet are still much more modern, softer, and usable than the hideous Agatha. Please, don't curse a child with the name Agatha.
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No! Athena is better. People will call you Aggie, Haggie, Ag, and Hag!
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Agatha was the name of the old lady in the Elite Four in the original Pokemon games. She was a Ghost-type Trainer.
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There was Agatha Cromwell from the Halloweentown movies, a good witch.
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I think Agatha is one of those names that should be left in the past. It's a terrible sounding name. It makes me think of a dowdy old woman. This name could also lend itself to a multitude of awful nicknames and variants.
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It has an old fashion, old lady connection to it. The pronunciation is terrible, meaning this is a terrible sounding name.
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Agatha was the name of a character in Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein.
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I don't like this name. I don't think it's a good idea to call a baby Agatha because it's too outdated. I can only imagine old ladies when I hear this name.
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What a dignified sounding name.
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Shame about the religious connotations, but most people won't even be aware of them.
Agatha is a strong, feminine name. It's coming back in fashion. The UK tends to lead trends like these.
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Agatha is a strong, feminine name. It's coming back in fashion. The UK tends to lead trends like these.
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I love Agatha. It's a classic name that is not popular by any means. The nickname Aggie is really cute as well.
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Saint Agatha of Sicily was young, beautiful and rich, lived a life consecrated to God. When Decius announced the edicts against Christians, the magistrate Quinctianus tried to profit by Agatha's sanctity; he planned to blackmail her into sex in exchange for not charging her. Handed over to a brothel, she refused to accept customers. After rejecting Quinctianus' advances, she was beaten, imprisoned, tortured, her breasts were crushed and cut off. She told the judge, "Cruel man, have you forgotten your mother and the breast that nourished you, that you dare to mutilate me this way?" One version has it that Saint Peter healed her. Imprisoned further, then rolled on live coals, she was near death when an earthquake stuck. In the destruction, the magistrate's friend was crushed, and the magistrate fled. Agatha thanked God for an end to her pain, and died.
Legend says that carrying her veil, taken from her tomb in Catania, in procession has averted eruptions of Mount Etna. Her intercession is reported to have saved Malta from Turkish invasion in 1551.
Agatha is my confirmation/saints name and despite people who now prefer 'Hollywood' type names, I have always found it inspires great strength of will, courage, independence and determination.
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Legend says that carrying her veil, taken from her tomb in Catania, in procession has averted eruptions of Mount Etna. Her intercession is reported to have saved Malta from Turkish invasion in 1551.
Agatha is my confirmation/saints name and despite people who now prefer 'Hollywood' type names, I have always found it inspires great strength of will, courage, independence and determination.
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Agatha is not considered a "beautiful" name because of characters named Agatha who are rather evil and the fact that women named Agatha when the name had its vogue are growing older. Nonetheless, I think it is a strong name, and pretty in its way.
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Agatha was the name of the youngest child of Mr. Brown in the 2005 movie Nanny Mcphee (a movie based on the novel Nurse Matilda by Christianna Brand). She was cute and spunky! =)
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Agatha Trunchbull is the headmistress in Roald Dahl's The Witches.
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I personally associate this name with the witch from the movie Double Double Toil and Trouble, in which the Olsen twins star, which results to me as not a pretty name.
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Agatha´s pet forms are Aggie, Aga, Agina, Agatine, Gatha, Háta, Agafja, Agueda.
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I like this name a lot. It may not be "pretty", but it's strong and mysterious and when I think of an "Agatha", I can't but help think of a poised, intellectual woman.
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I've always liked this name and I don't know why.
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Ágatha Ruiz de la Prada is a Spanish fashion designer.
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Agatha was the true name of the Trunchbull in Matilda.
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Agatha Christie (1890-1976) was born Agatha May Clarissa Miller in Devon, England in 1890. She is better known as Dame Agatha Christie, an English crime fiction writer. She also wrote romances under the name Mary Westmacott.
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Sounds like an old lady, and not very pretty.
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I really love this name! I like all evil witches too ;P.
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The Swedish form of Agatha is Agda. [noted -ed]
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Not a very elegant name. It sounds like an evil witch or something.
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