Agapit () is an old and uncommon
[Petrovsky, p. 37] Russian Christian male
first name
First most commonly refers to:
* First, the ordinal form of the number 1
First or 1st may also refer to:
Acronyms
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[Superanskaya, p. 24] The name is derived from the
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...
word ''agapētos'', meaning ''loved one''.
Its colloquial variant is Agap (; which can also be the main form of a
related name).
The
diminutive
A diminutive is a word obtained by modifying a root word to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment, and sometimes to belittle s ...
s of "Agapit" are Aga (),
Agapitka (), Agapka (), Gapa (), and Gasha ().
The
patronymic
A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic.
Patronymics are used, b ...
s derived from "Agapit" are "" (''Agapitovich''; masculine) and "" (''Agapitovna''; feminine).
Notable people
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Agapetus of the Kiev Caves (?-1095), doctor and monk in
Kyiv Pechersk Lavra
The Kyiv Pechersk Lavra or Kyievo-Pecherska Lavra (), also known as the Kyiv Monastery of the Caves, is a historic lavra or large monastery of Eastern Christianity that gave its name to the Pecherskyi District where it is located in Kyiv.
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Agapit Chicagou ( 1725–1731), Native American tribal leader
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Agapit Leblanc (1887–1926), Canadian Fishery officer
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Agapit Stevens (1848–1924), Belgian painter
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Agapit Vallmitjana i Barbany (1832–1905), Spanish sculptor
References
Notes
Sources
*Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (''Dictionary of Russian First Names''). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005.
*А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Современный словарь личных имён: Сравнение. Происхождение. Написание" (''Modern Dictionary of First Names: Comparison. Origins. Spelling''). Айрис-пресс. Москва, 2005.
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