Agapy

Agapy (Russian: Ага́пий) is a Russian Christian male first name.[1] Its feminine version is Agapiya.[2] The name is derived from the Greek word meaning loved one (cf. agape feast).[1] Its colloquial forms are Agafy (Ага́фий), Agafey (Ага́фей), Ogafey (Ога́фей), and Ogafy (Ога́фий).[1]

The diminutives of "Agapy" are Agap (Ага́п; which can also be a main form of a related name), Ogap (Ога́п), and Gapey (Гапей).[1]

"Agapy" is also an old form of the first name Agap.[2] The patronymics derived from this form are "Ага́пиевич" (Agapiyevich), "Ага́пьевич" (Agapyevich; both masculine); and "Ага́пиевна" (Agapiyevna), "Ага́пьевна" (Agapyevna; both feminine).[2]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Superanskaya, p. 34
  2. ^ a b c Petrovsky, p. 37

Sources

  • А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Словарь русских имён" (Dictionary of Russian Names). Издательство Эксмо. Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-699-14090-5
  • Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (Dictionary of Russian First Names). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-17-002940-3