Agapiya (russian: Ага́пия, from grc, Ἀγάπη) is an old and uncommon
[Petrovsky, p. 37] Russian Christian female
first name
First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one (#1).
First or 1st may also refer to:
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[Superanskaya p. 250] Its masculine version is
Agapy Agapy (russian: Ага́пий) is a Russian Christian male given name, first name.Superanskaya, p. 34 Its feminine version is Agapiya.Petrovsky, p. 37 The name is derived from the Greek language, Greek word meaning ''loved one'' (cf. agap ...
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Its colloquial form is Ogapiya ().
[Superanskaya p. 278] The substandard colloquial form Agapeya () was also used.
The
diminutive
A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A (abbreviated ) is a word-formati ...
s of "Agapiya" are Agapa (), Gapa (), Ganya (), Gasya (), Aga (), and Agasha ().
References
Notes
Sources
*Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (''Dictionary of Russian First Names''). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005.
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А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Современный словарь личных имён: Сравнение. Происхождение. Написание" (''Modern Dictionary of First Names: Comparison. Origins. Spelling''). Айрис-пресс. Москва, 2005.
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А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Словарь русских имён" (''Dictionary of Russian Names''). Издательство Эксмо. Москва, 2005.
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