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Jaga
OriginCroatian, Serbian, and Polish diminutive of Agatha, Jagwida, Jagoda, and similar
Meaning"good; war, combat; strawberry, berry"
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A diminutive used for a variety of names, including the popular Polish Jagwida (a form of Hedwig), the classic Agatha, Agata, and Agnieszka, and Jagoda (a wordy name meaning "strawberry). It appears in s Slavic folklore, in the figure of Baba Jaga (or Yaga), a repulsive hag who kidnaps and eats people; in this case, it likely comes from jega meaning "torment".
Pronounced YAH-guh.
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