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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A female given name from Ancient Greek.

   "Agatha was as cloddish as her name – plain and thick, pasty-faced."

Example

More examples

""Appointment with Death" is a crime novel by Agatha Christie."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Agatha, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), from Ancient Greek ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”).

Related phrases

Agatha Christie-esque

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