Comments for the name Agatha

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

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

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

Sounds like an old lady, and not very pretty.

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.

Agatha was the true name of the Trunchbull in Matilda.

Ágatha Ruiz de la Prada is a Spanish fashion designer.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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! =)

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.

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.

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

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.

What a dignified sounding name.

I don't like this name. I don't think it's a good idea to call a baby Agatha because it's too outdated. I can only imagine old ladies when I hear this name.

Agatha was the name of a character in Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein.

It has an old fashion, old lady connection to it. The pronunciation is terrible, meaning this is a terrible sounding name.

I think Agatha is one of those names that should be left in the past. It's a terrible sounding name. It makes me think of a dowdy old woman. This name could also lend itself to a multitude of awful nicknames and variants.

There was Agatha Cromwell from the Halloweentown movies, a good witch.

Agatha was the name of the old lady in the Elite Four in the original Pokemon games. She was a Ghost-type Trainer.

No! Athena is better. People will call you Aggie, Haggie, Ag, and Hag!

I actually like this name! It's really not that bad, it's a shame it's not used very much anymore. It's a very pretty, classic name, and if classic names sound like "old lady" names to you, then why don't you just get in line with the horrendous people naming their children things like Brayden, kaylee, and destiny. At least this name has history and will suit a person older than the age of 10! I still don't really get what you guys don't like about this name, although it's not one of my favorites, I think the sound is very pretty. Not only would the name Agatha look adorable on a little girl, but I think she'd get a heck of a lot more respect from the multitude of adults who feel like vomiting every time they meet another Emma, Isabella, or Ava.