Agatha

Greek

"good woman"

Agatha Origin and Meaning

The name Agatha is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "good woman".

Agatha until recently summoned up visions of martyred saints, mauve silk dresses, and high lace collars, but now that some dauntless excavators have begun to resurrect it, we're sure more will follow their lead. Actor Thomas Gibson used it for his daughter in 2004.

Popular in the middle ages, Agatha was brought to England at the time of the Norman Conquest by a daughter of William the Conquerer. Agatha is the name of the patron saint of firefighters and nurses, and in more modern times has been closely tied to the period mysteries of Agatha Christie. P.G. Wodehouse created the vivid character of Bertie Wooster's daunting Aunt Agatha.

Agatha also boasts the cute nickname Aggie. The French version, Agathe, is tres chic there.

Agatha Rank in US Top 1000

# 917 in the US

Agatha Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 388 on Nameberry

Agatha Popularity

• 388 Nameberry 2024
• 683 Unique 2023
• 884 England 2021
• 87 Chile 2021

20 Names Similar to Agatha

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Agatha.

• Agnes
• Alma
• Edith
• Esther
• Helen
• Augusta
• Theodora
• Althea
• Winifred
• Ariadne
• Antonia
• Andromeda
• Mabel
• Dorothea
• Beatrix
• Constance
• Wilhelmina
• Delia
• Blanche
• Astrid

Famous People Named Agatha

• Saint Agatha of Sicily
• Agatha of Normandy daughter of William the Conqueror
• Agatha wife of Edward the Exile of England
• Agatha Bulgarian Empress, second wife of Emperor Samuil
• Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie English mystery novelist
• Agatha Ruiz De La Prada Spanish fashion designer
• Agatha Barbara first woman president of Malta
• Agatha K. Sangma Indian MP
• Agatha of Lorraine wife of Renaud III, Count of Burgundy
• Agatha (born Agathe Charlotte Pauline Marie) Princess of Hohenlohe,Schillingsfürst

Agatha in Pop Culture

• Agatha Trunchbull character in Roald Dahl's "Matilda"
• Agatha De Lacey in Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein"
• Agatha Mikhailovna in Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina"
• Agatha character in "The Soul of a Bishop" by H.G. Wells
• Splendora Agatha "Aggie" Cromwell in "Halloweentown" films
• Agatha Pitt character in American Girl Samantha series; twin of sister Agnes
• Agatha Heterodyne Girl Genius, comic series
• Agatha Raisin character in a series by Marion Chesney
• Agatha character in movie "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
• Agatha gym leader in Pokemon video games
• Agatha Harkness witch in Marvel Comics
• Aunt Agatha Gregson in novels by P. G. Wodehouse
• Agatha character in manga "Claymore"
• Agatha Lively precognitive in "Minority Report"
• Agatha from the School for Good and Evil book series
• Agatha Wellbelove in Rainbow Rowell's "Carry On"
• Agitha the "Bug Princess" in "The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess"
• Agatha Poldark Ross Poldark's great,aunt in Poldark
• Agatka ("Agatha" in the English subtitles) character in webseries "Kraina Grzybów"