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Latvian
Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1461. From Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), from ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”).
Cognate with English Agatha.
Proper noun
Agate f
- a female given name
References
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- Population Register of Latvia: Agate was the only given name of 590 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.