Jagoda is a gender-neutral

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

and feminine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. Especially common in Poland and Croatia, it means "

berry A berry is a small, pulpy, and often edible fruit. Typically, berries are juicy, rounded, brightly colored, sweet, sour or tart, and do not have a stone or pit, although many pips or seeds may be present. Common examples are strawberries, raspb ...

" or "

strawberry The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry; ''Fragaria × ananassa'') is a widely grown hybrid species of the genus '' Fragaria'', collectively known as the strawberries, which are cultivated worldwide for their fruit. The fruit is widely ap ...

" in Slavic languages. Other forms include

Jahoda Jahoda (Czech and Slovak, feminine: Jahodová) or Yahoda ( ua, Ягода) is a surname. It is a cognate of Jagoda and Yagoda. Notable people with the surname include: * Gloria Jahoda (1926–1980), American author * Gustav Jahoda (1920–2016), A ...

(Czech and Slovak), Yahoda (Ukrainian), and

Yagoda Yagoda is a Russian surname meaning "berry". However, there is a change in stress and thus pronunciation—the surname is stressed Яго́да, and the word for "berry" is я́года. It also may be a Russian version of the name Judah (surname), ...

(Russian).

As a surname

Andy S. Jagoda Andy S. Jagoda (born 1952) is an American physician and Professor and Chair Emeritus of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. He has edited and authored 14 books, including ''The Good Housekeeping Family ...

, American medical academic * Dhamma Jagoda (1941–1988), Indian dramatist * Flory Jagoda (1923–2021), American guitarist * Marcin Jagoda (born 1980), American volleyball player * Wojciech Jagoda (born 1962), Polish footballer

As a given name

* Jagoda Buić (born 1930), Croatian visual artist * Jagoda Kaloper (1947–2016), Croatian painter * Jagoda Kibil (born 1999), Polish Paralympic athlete * Jagoda Marinić (born 1977), German author * Jagoda Pike, Canadian business executive of Croatian origin * Jagoda Stach (born 1983), Polish child actress * Jagoda Szmytka (born 1982), Polish composer * Jagoda Truhelka (1864–1957), Yugoslav writer and pedagogist

As a surname

As a given name

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