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Alschner (S)> Alise (S)> Adeline (S)> Allot (S)> Alliss (S)> Ffraid (F)> Allins (S)> Leyten (S)> Brigitte (F)> Gerda (F)> Mandy (F)> Bejamin (M)> Perla (F)> Alisen (S)> Inga (F)> Basia (F)> Brigit (F)> Matilda (F)> Fi (F)> Brigida (F)> Barb (F)> Bab (F)> Elfriede (F)> Inger (F)> Siubhan (F)> Beathan (M)> Orabel (F)> Mechtilde (F)> Michelle (F)> Breda (F)> Janet (F)> Berit (F)> Micky (M)> Barbra (F)> Ceiteag (F)> Janey (F)> Patrick (M)> Barbro (F)> Celia (F)> Reise (F)> Grietja (F)> Lucille (F)> Amabilia (F)> Luz (F)> Raonull (M)> Gerdi (F)> Jaen (F)> Agatha (F)>

Agatha (female)

Variants:Agace (F) Agata (F) Agathe (F) Agathia (F) Agda (F) Ågot (F) Ágota (F) Águeda (F)
Pet Name(s):Ag (F) Aggie (F) Aggy (F)
Derivative(s):Agace (S)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Private correspondent [TL3]
Notes:

English, from Greek "good". Popular in the Middle Ages and through to the early 20th century, but less so today.

A correspondent [TL3] has reported the variant Agathia in the Kettins parish records in County Angus, Scotland in the early 19th century.