Agatha, also Agata, is a feminine given name derived from the

Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...

feminine name (''Agáthē''; alternative form: ''Agathḗ''), which is a nominalized form of (''agathḗ''), i.e. the feminine form of the adjective (''agathós'') "good". It was the name of St.

Agatha of Sicily Agatha of Sicily () is a Christian saint. Her feast is on 5 February. Agatha was born in Catania, part of the Roman Province of Sicily, and was martyred . She is one of several virgin martyrs who are commemorated by name in the Canon of the Ma ...

, a third-century

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martyr A martyr (, ''mártys'', 'witness' Word stem, stem , ''martyr-'') is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing to renounce or advocate, a religious belief or other cause as demanded by an external party. In ...

. Rarely has the name been given in English-speaking countries during recent years. Agatha was last ranked among the top 1,000 names for girls born in the

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during the 1930s. “Agatha” is a common name in

Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...

and countries that speak

Germanic languages The Germanic languages are a branch of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family spoken natively by a population of about 515 million people mainly in Europe, North America, Oceania, and Southern Africa. The most widely spoke ...

Russian name

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

, the name "" (''Agata'') was borrowed from the Western European languages, and derives from the same

Ancient Greek Ancient Greek (, ; ) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the classical antiquity, ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Greek ...

root from which older names AgafyaNikonov, p. 63 and

Agafa Agafa () is an old and uncommon Russian female first name.Petrovsky, p. 38 It is derived from the Greek word ''αγαθή'', meaning ''kind'', ''good''. It can also be a variant of the name Agafiya.Superanskaya, pp. 23 and 278 The name w ...

Petrovsky, p. 38 also come. Its masculine version is Agat.Superanskaya p. 251 In 1924–1930, the name was included into various Soviet calendars,Superanskaya pp. 22 and 278 which included the new and often purposefully created names promoting the new Soviet realities and encouraging the break with the tradition of using the names in the Synodal

Menologia A menologium (, pl. menologia), also known by other names, is any collection of information arranged according to the days of a month, usually a set of such collections for all the months of the year. In particular, it is used for ancient Roman ...

Toronto Slavic Quarterly The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university whose main campus is located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded by ...

. Елена Душечкина.
Мессианские тенденции в советской антропонимической практике 1920-х - 1930-х годов
Its

diminutive A diminutive is a word obtained by modifying a root word 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, and sometimes to belittle s ...

s include Agatka (), Aga (), and Gata ().

Regional variants

* Agaate (

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

...

) * Agafia ( Ukrainian) * Agat(h)e ( Danish,

French French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), ...

, Norwegian) * Agata or Ágata ( Galician, Portuguese,

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

, Slovene,

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

, foreign adaptation for Ukrainian) * Agáta (

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

, Slovak) * Ágota/Agota ( Hungarian,

Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Lithuania, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe ** Lithuanian language ** Lithuanians, a Baltic ethnic group, native to Lithuania and the immediate geographical region ** L ...

) * Agate ( Latvian) * Águeda ( Galician, Portuguese,

) * Àgueda or Àgata ( Catalan) * Ukanesh, Ukiana ( Chuvash) * Agatha, Agata (

Indonesian Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to: * Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia ** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago ** Indonesian ...

) * Ågot ( Norwegian) * Agafya (

) * Gadea ( North Spain)

Diminutive variants

* Aagje or Aagtje (

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

) * Agacia (

) * Agusia (

) * Agatina (

) * Agatka (

) * Aggie (

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish ter ...

) * Ági ( Hungarian) * Agunia (

) * Aguś (

) * Agotėlė (

) * Agasha (

) * Ague (

) * Aet (

...

)

Popularity

Agatha has been a rare name in the

Anglosphere The Anglosphere, also known as the Anglo-American world, is a Western-led sphere of influence among the Anglophone countries. The core group of this sphere of influence comprises five developed countries that maintain close social, cultura ...

. It is most often associated with British mystery author

Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English people, English author known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving ...

. Recent increases in use in the

have been associated with its usage for television and movie characters such as Agatha Hannigan, played by popular singer and comic actress

Carol Burnett Carol Creighton Burnett (born April 26, 1933) is an American comedian, actress, singer and writer. Burnett has played dramatic and comedic roles on stage and screen. She has received List of awards and nominations received by Carol Burnett, nu ...

in the 1982 film musical '' Annie''. The appeal of other fictional characters such as

precognitive Precognition (from the Latin 'before', and 'acquiring knowledge') is the purported psychic phenomenon of seeing, or otherwise becoming directly aware of, events in the future. There is no accepted scientific evidence that precognition is a ...

Agatha Lively, played by

Samantha Morton Samantha Jane Morton (born 13 May 1977) is an English actress. She is known for her work in independent film with dark and tragic themes, particularly in period dramas. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including the BAFTA Fellowship ...

in the 2002 film '' Minority Report'', Agatha, an

attractive Attraction may refer to: * Interpersonal attraction, the attraction between people which leads to friendships, platonic and romantic relationships. ** Physical attractiveness, attraction on the basis of beauty ** Sexual attraction * Object or eve ...

young woman character played by

Saoirse Ronan Saoirse Una Ronan ( ; born 12 April 1994) is an American-born Irish actress. Primarily known for her work in period dramas, she has received various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, with nominations for four Academy Awards and sev ...

in the 2014 film ''

The Grand Budapest Hotel ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' is a 2014 comedy-drama film written, directed, and co-produced by Wes Anderson. Ralph Fiennes leads a seventeen-actor ensemble cast as Monsieur Gustave H., famed concierge of a twentieth-century mountainside resort ...

,''

Agatha Raisin Agatha Raisin is a fictional detective in a series of humorous mystery novels, originally written by Marion Chesney using the pseudonym M. C. Beaton. Chesney's friend Rod W. Green took over as writer with ''Hot to Trot''. The books are publish ...

, an amateur detective in the 2016 ''

TV series A television show, TV program (), or simply a TV show, is the general reference to any content produced for viewing on a television set that is broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, and cable, or distributed digitally on streaming platf ...

'' based on a series of mystery novels by M.C. Beaton, and

Agatha Harkness Agatha Harkness is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in ''Fantastic Four'' #94 (October 1969). Agatha Harkness is a powerful wi ...

, a witch played by

Kathryn Hahn Kathryn Marie Hahn (born July 23, 1973) is an American actress. She gained prominence appearing as a supporting actress in a number of comedy films, including '' How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days'' (2003), '' Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'' (2 ...

in the 2021 television series ''

WandaVision ''WandaVision'' is an American television miniseries created by Jac Schaeffer for the streaming service Disney+, based on Marvel Comics featuring the characters Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch and Vision. It is the first television series i ...

'', have given the name an

avant-garde In the arts and literature, the term ''avant-garde'' ( meaning or ) identifies an experimental genre or work of art, and the artist who created it, which usually is aesthetically innovative, whilst initially being ideologically unacceptable ...

, attractively quirky image that has inspired more parents to use the name for their daughters. There were 136 newborn American girls called Agatha in 2021, the most since 1926.

People

Agatha

(died 251), Christian saint sometime spelled as ''Saint Agata'' * Agatha, wife of Samuel of Bulgaria (born 10th century), Bulgarian Empress *

Agatha, wife of Edward the Exile Agatha (before 1030 – after 1070) was married to Edward the Exile, a candidate for the throne of England, and mother of Edgar Ætheling, Saint Margaret of Scotland and Cristina. Her antecedents are unclear and the subject of much speculati ...

(before 1030 – after 1070), Anglo-Saxon royalty *

Agatha of Lorraine Agatha of Lorraine ( 1120 – April 1147) was the wife of her relative Reginald III, Count of Burgundy. She was the daughter of Simon I, Duke of Lorraine and his wife Adelaide of Leuven. Agatha's children with her husband included: * Beatrice I, ...

(c.1120–1147), wife of Renaud III, Count of Burgundy * Agatha Christine of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1632–1681), daughter of Count Philip Wolfgang of France * Agatha Marie of Hanau (1599–1636), German countess *

Agatha Amata Agatha Amata (born 4 November 1969), is a Nigerian media entrepreneur, talk show host, speaker, TV presenter and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show ''Inside Out with Agatha'', which is the longest running television talk show in ...

(born 1969), Nigeria television personality *

Agatha Bacovia Agatha Bacovia (born Agatha Grigorescu; March 8, 1895 – October 12, 1981) was a Romanian poet. Biography Born in Mizil, her parents were Șerban Grigorescu and his wife Maria (''née'' Anastasiu). Her mother died shortly after giving birth, ...

(1895–1981), Romanian poet *

Agatha Barbara Agatha Barbara, (11 March 1923 – 4 February 2002) was a Maltese politician, having served as a Labour Member of Parliament and Minister. She was the first woman to serve as president of Malta, and remains the longest-serving woman Membe ...

(1923–2002), only female President of Malta *

Agatha Bârsescu Agatha Bârsescu, also known by the name Agathe Barcesque (1857 – 1939), was a Romanian theatre actress, opera singer and teacher, known for her interpretations of Greek tragedies. Early life Agatha Bârsescu was born on 9 September 1857 in Buc ...

(1857–1939), Romanian actress, opera singer, and teacher *

Ágatha Bednarczuk Ágatha Bednarczuk Rippel (born 22 June 1983), frequently referred to as just ''Ágatha'', is a Brazilian international beach volleyball player, playing as a blocker. She won the gold medal at the 2015 World Championships, as well as a silver m ...

(born 1983), Brazilian beach volleyball player *

Agatha Bennett Agatha Bennett (1919–2006) was an American artist. She is associated with the Gee's Bend quilting collective, alongside her mother-in-law, Delia Bennett. Her work is included in the collection of the High Museum of Art The High Museum of ...

(1919–2006), American artist * Agatha Biddle (1797–1873), French fur trader * Agatha Chapman (1907–1963), British-Canadian economist *

(1890–1976), English crime writer *

Agatha Deken Agatha ("Aagje") Deken (1741 in Nieuwer-Amstel – 14 November 1804, in The Hague) was a Dutch writer. Biography Agatha Deken was born in 1741. In 1745, after her parents died, she went to live in the 'Oranje Appel' orphanage in Amsterdam, wher ...

(1741–1804), Dutch writer *

Agatha Dietschi Agatha Dietschi, also known as ''Hans Kaiser'' and ''Schnitter Hensli'' (Hans the Reaper) (died after 1547), was a German charged for having lived their life as a man and marrying a woman, despite having been declared female at birth. This case is r ...

(fl. 1547), German cross dresser * Agatha Egbudike (born 1985), Nigerian weightlifter * Agatha Gothe-Snape (born 1980), Australian artist * Agatha Harrison (1885–1954), English industrial welfare reformer * Agatha Jassem, Canadian microbiologist * Agatha Kong (born 1988), Hong Kong singer * Agatha Lin (1817–1858), Chinese saint and martyr * Agatha Maksimova (born 1993), Russian-French actress, model, and beauty pageant titleholder * Agatha Moreira (born 1992), Brazilian actress and model * Agatha van der Mijn (1700–c.1780), Dutch flower painter *

Agatha Lovisa de la Myle Agatha Lovisa de la Myle née Brumengeber or Brunnengräber (30 August 1724 – 1 September 1787), was a Finnish (originally Baltic German) poet and correspondent, " lady of letters". Born in Courland as the daughter of the clergyman Anders Brum ...

(died

1787 Events January–March * January 9 – The North Carolina General Assembly authorizes nine commissioners to purchase of land for the seat of Chatham County. The town is named Pittsborough (later shortened to Pittsboro), for W ...

), Baltic-German and Latvian poet *

Ágatha Ruiz de la Prada Ágatha Ruiz de la Prada y Sentmenat, 13th Marchioness of Castelldosríus, 29th Baroness of Santa Pau, GE (; born Águeda Isabel Ruiz de la Prada y Sentmenat; 22 July 1960) is a Spanish fashion designer and aristocrat. Biography Ágatha ente ...

(born 1960), Spanish noble and fashion designer *

Agatha Sangma Agatha Kongkal Sangma (born 24 July 1980) is an Indian politician. A former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha representing the Tura Lok Sabha constituency, Tura constituency of Meghalaya. At the age of 29, she is the youngest member of parliament ...

(born 1980), member of the Parliament of India *

Agatha Streicher Agatha Streicher (1520–1581), was a German physician who lived her entire life in Ulm. She has been referred to as the first female physician in Germany. Streicher was prohibited from studying medicine at the University because she was a woman. ...

(1520–1581), German physician * Agatha Welhouk (1637–1715), Dutch woman setting a legal precedent with regard to marriage *

Agatha Wong Agatha Chrystenzen Fernandez Wong (born May 20, 1998) is a Filipino wushu athlete who has won medals for the Philippines at the Southeast Asian Games, Asian Games, and the World Wushu Championships. Early life and education Agatha Chrystenzen F ...

(born 1998), Filipino wushu athlete * Agatha Yi Kyong-i (1814–1840), Korean saint and martyr * Agatha Zethraeus (1872–1966), Dutch artist

Agathe

* Agathe Aladin (born 1967), Haitian artist *

Agathe Backer Grøndahl Agathe Ursula Backer Grøndahl (1 December 1847 – 4 June 1907) was a Norwegians, Norwegian pianist and composer. Her son Fridtjof Backer-Grøndahl (1885–1959) was also a pianist and composer, who promoted his mother's compositions in his conc ...

(1847–1907), Norwegian pianist and composer * Agathe L. van Beverwijk (1907–1963), Dutch mycologist and botanist *

Agathe Bonitzer Agathe Bonitzer (born 24 April 1989) is a French actress. She has appeared in more than twenty films since 1996. Career In August 2018, it was announced that Bonitzer would star in the Netflix science fiction series ''Osmosis''. The series prem ...

(born 1989), French actress * Agathe Fontain (born 1951), Greenlandic politician * Agathe Alexandrine Gavaudan (1801–1877), French operatic contralto * Agathe Génois (born 1952), Canadian writer *

Agathe Habyarimana Agathe Kanziga Habyarimana, ''née'' Kanziga (born 21 January 1942 in Karago, Gisenyi prefecture, Western Province, Rwanda) is the widow of former President of Rwanda Juvénal Habyarimana and former First Lady of Rwanda from 1973 until 1994. ...

(born 1942), the widow of former Rwandan President *

Agathe de La Boulaye Agathe de La Boulaye is a French film and television actress. She played Adele Rousseau in 2004 science fiction film '' Alien vs. Predator''. In 2008 she played quadriplegic psychiatrist Claire Etxebarra in the television series '' Disparitions, r ...

(born 1972), French actress * Agathe de La Fontaine (born 1972), French actress * Agathe Laisné (born 1999), French golfer * Agathe Lasch (1879–1942), German philologist * Agathe Lecaron (born 1974), French radio and television presenter * Agathe Max, French violinist * Agathe Meunier (born 1993), French acrobatic gymnast * Agathe N'Nindjem-Yolemp (born 1980), Cameroonian basketball player * Agathe Ngani (born 1992), Cameroonian footballer * Agathe Ngo Nack (born 1958), Cameroonian athlete * Agathe Pembellot (1942–2016), Congolese judge * Agathe Poschmann (born 1922), German actress *

Agathe de Rambaud Agathe de Rambaud was the official nurse of the royal children, and particularly was in charge of the Dauphin of France, ''Dauphin'' from 1785 to 1792. She was born in Versailles (city), Versailles as Agathe-Rosalie Mottet and was baptized in the ...

(1764–1853), French royal nanny *

Agathe Rousselle Agathe Rousselle (; born 14 June 1988) is a French journalist, model, and actress. She is the co-founder of feminist magazine ''Peach'' and a custom embroidery company Cheeky Boom. She is also known for her lead performance as Alexia in the film ...

(born 1988), French journalist, model, and actress * Agathe de Saint-Père (1657–1748), French-Canadian business entrepreneur and inventor * Agathe de Saint Etienne de La Tour (1690–1765), Canadian landowner *

Agathe-Sophie Sasserno Agathe-Sophie Sasserno (3 October 1810 – 6 June 1860) was a French poet. She was born in Nice and spent her life there. Although she wrote in French, she considered herself Italian. Life Agathe-Sophie Sasserno was born in 1810 at the place Vi ...

(1810–1860), French poet * Agathe Sauzon (born 1992), French golfer *

Agathe Snow Agathe Snow (; née Aparru)Roberta Smit ''The New York Times'', July 15, 2009. (born 1976) is an artist based in Long Island, New York. Before moving to Long Island in 2008, she lived and worked in New York City. Biography Snow was born in Cors ...

(born 1976), New York based artist * Agathe Sochat (born 1995), French rugby union player * Agathe Sorel (born 1935), London artist * Agathe Thornton (1910–2006), New Zealand academic * Agathe von Trapp (1913–2010), eldest daughter of the Trapp Family Singers *

Agathe Turgis Agathe Turgis (19 January 1892 – 20 August 1980) was a French fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officiall ...

(1892–?), French fencer *

Agathe Uwilingiyimana Agathe Uwilingiyimana (; 23 May 1953 – 7 April 1994), sometimes known as Madame Agathe, was a Rwandan political figure. She served as Prime Minister of Rwanda from 18 July 1993 until her assassination on 7 April 1994, during the opening stages ...

(1953–1994), Rwandan Prime Minister 1993–1994 * Agathe Whitehead (1891–1922), British-Austrian heiress and aritocrat

Agata

* Agata Balsamo (born 1970), Italian long-distance runner *

Agata Barańska Agata Barańska (born 23 December 1993) is a Polish former tennis player. On 11 June 2012, she reached her best doubles ranking of world No. 461. In her career, she won four doubles titles at tournaments of the ITF Circuit. She is a Polish nati ...

(born 1993), Polish tennis player * Agata Biernat (born 1989), Polish beauty pageant titleholder *

Agata Błażowska Agata Błażowska (Polish pronunciation: ; born 30 March 1978) is a Polish former competitive ice dancer. With Marcin Kozubek, she is the 1997 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, 1997 World Junior bronze medalist, a two-time Ondrej Nepela ...

(born 1978), Polish ice dancer * Agata Bulwa (born 1975), Polish archer *

Agata Buzek Agata Bronisława Buzek (born 20 September 1976) is a Polish actress and model. She began her career appearing in films ''The Ballad of the Windshield Washers'' (1998), ''The Gateway of Europe'' (1999), ''The Hexer (film), The Hexer'' (2001) and ...

(born 1976), Polish actress *

Agata Ciabattoni Agata Ciabattoni is an Italian mathematical logician specializing in non-classical logic. She is a full professor at the Institute of Logic and Computation of the Faculty of Informatics at the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien), and a co-c ...

, Italian mathematician * Ágata Cruz, pseudonym of Luz Machado (1916–1999), Venezuelan political activist, journalist, and poet * Agata Czaplicki (born 1983), Swiss swimmer *

Agata della Pietà Agata della Pietà (24 March 1712 - 17 October 1769) was an Italian composer, singer, and teacher of music at the Venetian charitable institution known as the Ospedale della Pietà. A Child abandonment, foundling admitted in infancy to the Ospedal ...

(fl. c. 1800), Italian composer, singer, and teacher of music * Agata Flori (born 1938), Italian film actress *

Agata Forkasiewicz Agata Forkasiewicz (born 13 January 1994) is a Polish sprint (running), sprinter. She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics and 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships. She was selected to represent Poland at the 2016 Summer Olympi ...

(born 1994), Polish sprinter * Agata Gotova (born 1971), Russian child actress *

Agata Grzybowska Agata Grzybowska is a Polish photojournalist and war correspondent. She is well known for her photographs from the Syrian civil war, the Egyptian Crisis (2011–2014), 2011–2014 Egyptian crisis, and Euromaidan in Ukraine. Childhood and educatio ...

(born 1984), Polish photojournalist * Agata Guściora (born 1994), Polish footballer * Agata Hikari (1943–1992), Japanese novelist and translator *

Agata Karczmarek Agata Jadwiga Karczmarek (née Jaroszek; 29 November 1963 – 18 July 2016) was a Polish gymnast and long jumper. Her most successful contest was in 1997 when she won a bronze medal at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Her personal best ...

(1963–2016), Polish long jumper * Agata Karczmarzewska-Pura (born 1978), Polish volleyball player * Agata Korc (born 1986), Polish swimmer *

Agata Kornhauser-Duda Agata Kornhauser-Duda (born 2 April 1972) is First Lady of Poland since 2015 as the wife of president of Poland, Andrzej Duda. Background and family Kornhauser was born in Kraków, the child of Julian Kornhauser, a Polish people, Polish writer, ...

(born 1972), wife of Andrzej Duda, president of Poland *

Agata Kryger Agata Kryger (born 29 November 1997) is a Polish former competitive figure skater. She is the 2013 Warsaw Cup champion and a three-time Polish national champion (2013–15). Career Kryger debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in 2011. In ...

(born 1997), Polish figure skater *

Agata Kulesza Agata Kulesza (born 27 September 1971) is a Polish actress who has appeared on film, television, and stage. She made her film debut playing the leading role in the 1993 comedy-drama ''Czlowiek z...'' and later appeared in films '' Poznań '56'' ...

(born 1971), Polish actress * Agata Materowicz (born 1963), Polish artist *

Agata Mróz-Olszewska Agata Danuta Mróz-Olszewska (7 April 1982 – 4 June 2008) was a Polish volleyball player, a member of the Poland women's national volleyball team in 1997–2007, double European Champion ( Turkey 2003, Croatia 2005). She died of an infection ...

(1982–2008), Polish volleyball player *

Agata Muceniece Agata Edgarovna Muceniece (Priluchnaya) (, , born 1 March 1989) is a Latvian actress, model, and television presenter. Life and career Muceniece was born in Riga, Latvia in 1989. Her father was Latvians, Latvian, her mother is Russians, Russian ...

(born 1989), Latvian actress, model, and television presenter * Agata Ozdoba (born 1988), Polish judoka * Agata Parahina (born 1999), Russian draughts player * Agata Passent (born 1973), Polish journalist and writer * Agata Perenc (born 1990), Polish judoka * Agata Pietrzyk (born 1988), Polish freestyle wrestler * Agata Piszcz, Polish sprint canoeist * Agata Pyzik (born 1983), Polish journalist and cultural critic * Agata Różańska (born 1968), Polish astronomer and astrophysicist * Agata Sawicka (born 1985), Polish volleyball player * Agata Smogorzewska, Polish scientist *

Agata Smoktunowicz Agata Smoktunowicz FRSE (born 12 October 1973) is a Polish mathematician who works as a professor at the University of Edinburgh. Her research is in abstract algebra.

(born 1973), Polish mathematician *

Agata Sobczyk Agata Sobczyk (born 8 August 1988) is a Polish economist and politician. Since 2023 she is the Voivode of the Greater Poland Voivodeship. Biography Agata Sobczyk was born in 1988 in Gostyń, Poland, and grew up in Skórzewo. She graduated from ...

(born 1988), Polish economist and politician * Agata Strausa (born 1989), Latvian long-distance runner * Agata Suszka (born 1971), Polish biathlete *

Agata Szymczewska Agata Szymczewska (born 1985 in Gdańsk) is a Polish violinist and alumna of the Academy of Music in Poznań and the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover, where she studied under professors Bartosz Bryła and Krzysztof Węgrzyn, resp ...

(born 1985), Polish violinist *

Agata Tarczyńska Agata Tarczyńska (born 27 June 1988) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or striker. Club career Tarczyńska's first team was AZS Wrocław, and she first played the UEFA Women's Cup with it at the age of 15. ...

(born 1988), Polish footballer *

Agata Trzebuchowska Agata Trzebuchowska (; born 12 April 1992) is a Polish screenwriter and film director. She debuted in the film industry playing the title role in the 2013 film ''Ida (film), Ida'' for which she was nominated for many festival and industry awards. ...

(born 1992), Polish actress *

Agata Tuszyńska Agata Tuszynska (born May 25, 1957) is a Polish writer, poet and journalist. Biography The daughter of Bogdan Tuszyński, sports reporter and historian, and Halina Przedborska journalist, Agata Tuszynska graduated from the prestigious Academy ...

(born 1957), Polish writer, poet and journalist * Agata Vostruchovaitė (born 2000), Lithuanian artistic gymnast *

Agata Witkowska Agata Witkowska (née Durajczyk; born 19 August 1989) is a Polish volleyball player, playing as a libero. She is part of the Poland women's national volleyball team. She competed at the 2015 European Games, and 2015 Women's European Volleyball ...

(born 1989), Polish volleyball player * Agata Wojtyszek (born 1967), Polish politician * Agata Wróbel (born 1981), Polish weightlifter * Agata Wybieralska (born 1978), Polish-Italian field hockey player * Agata Zubel (born 1978), Polish composer and singer * Agata Zupin (born 1998), Slovenian hurdler

Fictional characters

* Agatha de Lacey, a minor character in Mary Shelley's

Frankenstein ''Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus'' is an 1818 Gothic novel written by English author Mary Shelley. ''Frankenstein'' tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a Sapience, sapient Frankenstein's monster, crea ...

* Agatha Clay/Heterodyne, the heroine of the ''

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'' comic book series * Agatha Magtibay, one of the main protagonists that is evil in

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* Agatha Crumm, the title character of a newspaper comic strip * Agatha Flugelschmidt, a character in the live action/animated television series '' Noddy'' played by

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* Agatha Gregson or Aunt Agatha, recurring character in the Jeeves stories of British writer P. G. Wodehouse * Agatha Hannigan, disturbed caregiver and central antagonist of ''

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, Marvel Comics witch * Agatha "Aggie" Prenderghast, the main antagonist of ''

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'' *

, amateur detective in a series of novels by M.C. Beaton *

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, Ngaio Marsh character, wife of Roderick Alleyn * Agatha Trunchbull, the sadistic antagonist of Roald Dahl's book and film ''

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, a fictional character in the ''Pokémon'' franchise * Agatha, from the 2014 American comedy ''

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