Aagje

Aagje is a female given name.

Origin and meaning

Aagje is a given name of Greek origin. Ancient Greek ἡ ἀγαθή agathe means "the good one". Aagje is the Dutch variant of Agatha. There may also be a connection with the Frisian first name Age , which is a short form of names beginning with Ag.

distribution

The first name Aagje is used almost exclusively in the Netherlands.

name day

The Catholic and Orthodox name day is February 5th after Saint Agatha of Catania .

variants

Bavarian : Agda, Gadi Basque : agate Danish : Agatha German language : Agathe English : Agatha Estonian : Aet Finnish : Agatha French : Agathe Galician : Ádega Greek : Ἀγαθή Agathê Icelandic : Agata Italian : Agata Catalan : Àgueda, Àgata Latin : Agata Latvian : Agate

Latvian : Agate Lithuanian : Agota Norwegian : Agata Polish : Agata Portuguese : Águeda Romansh : Aita Romanian : Agata Russian : Агата Agata , Агафья Agafija Serbian : Агица Agiza , Агата Agata Swedish : Agata Sicilian : Àita Slovak : Agáta Slovenian : Agata Spanish (Castellano) : Águeda, Ágata Czech : Agáta Hungarian : Ágota, Agáta, Ági

Name bearers

• Aagje Deken (actually Agatha Deken, 1741–1804), Dutch poet
• Aagje "Ada" Kok (* 1947), Dutch swimmer

Other usage of names

• Bram & Aagie: The smallest shop in the Netherlands

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Duden: The large first name dictionary . 3. Edition. Mannheim 2007. ISBN 978-3-411-06083-2
2. ↑ NVB - verklaring voornaam Aagje Aagje on meertens.knaw.nl. Retrieved September 16, 2019. (Dutch)
3. ↑ Aagje distribution on geneanet.org. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
4. ↑ Bram & Aagie description on vvvhartvannoordholland.nl. Retrieved September 16, 2019.