Agapiya (russian: Ага́пия, from grc, Ἀγάπη) is an old and uncommon
[Petrovsky, p. 37] Russian Christian female
first name.
[Superanskaya p. 250] Its masculine version is
Agapy.
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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