Agapiya

For the commune in Romania, see Agapia.

Agapiya (Russian: Ага́пия) is an old and rare^[1] Russian Christian female first name.^[2] Its masculine version is Agapy.^[2]^[1] Its colloquial form is Ogapiya (Ога́пия).^[3] The substandard colloquial form Agapeya (Агапе́я) was also used.^[1]

The diminutives of "Agapiya" are Agapa (Ага́па), Gapa (Га́па), Ganya (Га́ня), Gasya (Га́ся), Aga (А́га), and Agasha (Ага́ша).^[2]

References

Notes

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Petrovsky, p. 37
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Superanskaya [1], p. 250
↑ Superanskaya [2], p. 278

Sources

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
[1] 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. ISBN 5-8112-1399-9
[2] А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Словарь русских имён" (Dictionary of Russian Names). Издательство Эксмо. Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-699-14090-5