Comments for AGATHA:

Not a very elegant name. It sounds like an evil witch or something.

-- Dogsy  1/16/2006

The Swedish form of Agatha is Agda. [noted -ed]

-- Ylva  2/8/2006

I really love this name! I like all evil witches too ;P.

-- Manya  3/18/2006

Sounds like an old lady, and not very pretty.

-- Anonymous User  6/26/2006

Agatha Christie (1890-1976) was born Agatha May Clarissa Miller in Devon, England in 1890. She is better known as Dame Agatha Christie, an English crime fiction writer. She also wrote romances under the name Mary Westmacott.

-- ADT  6/27/2006

Agatha was the true name of the Trunchbull in Matilda.

-- Anonymous User  11/19/2006

Ágatha Ruiz de la Prada is a Spanish fashion designer.

-- sweetbabe  11/21/2006

I've always liked this name and I don't know why.

-- Jasmine  3/26/2007

I like this name a lot. It may not be "pretty", but it's strong and mysterious and when I think of an "Agatha", I can't but help think of a poised, intellectual woman.

-- black_lace  3/29/2007

Agatha´s pet forms are Aggie, Aga, Agina, Agatine, Gatha, Háta, Agafja, Agueda.

-- Karcoolka  4/28/2007

I personally associate this name with the witch from the movie Double Double Toil and Trouble, in which the Olsen twins star, which results to me as not a pretty name.

-- CharlieRob  5/10/2007

Agatha Trunchbull is the headmistress in Roald Dahl's The Witches.

-- ADT  6/5/2007

Agatha was the name of the youngest child of Mr. Brown in the 2005 movie Nanny Mcphee (a movie based on the novel Nurse Matilda by Christianna Brand). She was cute and spunky! =)

-- Cyneburga  6/7/2007

Agatha is not considered a "beautiful" name because of characters named Agatha who are rather evil and the fact that women named Agatha when the name had its vogue are growing older. Nonetheless, I think it is a strong name, and pretty in its way.

-- fluffychinchilla  11/13/2007

Saint Agatha of Sicily was young, beautiful and rich, lived a life consecrated to God. When Decius announced the edicts against Christians, the magistrate Quinctianus tried to profit by Agatha's sanctity; he planned to blackmail her into sex in exchange for not charging her. Handed over to a brothel, she refused to accept customers. After rejecting Quinctianus' advances, she was beaten, imprisoned, tortured, her breasts were crushed and cut off. She told the judge, "Cruel man, have you forgotten your mother and the breast that nourished you, that you dare to mutilate me this way?" One version has it that Saint Peter healed her. Imprisoned further, then rolled on live coals, she was near death when an earthquake stuck. In the destruction, the magistrate's friend was crushed, and the magistrate fled. Agatha thanked God for an end to her pain, and died.

Legend says that carrying her veil, taken from her tomb in Catania, in procession has averted eruptions of Mount Etna. Her intercession is reported to have saved Malta from Turkish invasion in 1551.

Agatha is my confirmation/saints name and despite people who now prefer 'Hollywood' type names, I have always found it inspires great strength of will, courage, independence and determination.

-- Ligeia  12/23/2007

I love Agatha. It's a classic name that is not popular by any means. The nickname Aggie is really cute as well.

-- seaweed  5/24/2009

Shame about the religious connotations, but most people won't even be aware of them.

Agatha is a strong, feminine name. It's coming back in fashion. The UK tends to lead trends like these.

-- vomiting  6/4/2009

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