Agap (Russian: Ага́п) is a Russian male first name.[1] The name is derived from the Greek name Agapios, which in turn derives from the verb agapaō, meaning "to love".[1] The name's old form,[2] as well as the form used by the Russian Orthodox Church, is Agapy (Ага́пий).[1] The nonstandard colloquial form Agapey (Агапе́й) was also used.[2]

The diminutives of "Agap" are Agapka (Ага́пка), Gapa (Га́па), Aga (А́га), Aganya (Ага́ня), Ganya (Га́ня), Agasha (Ага́ша), and Gasha (Га́ша).[2]

The patronymics derived from "Agap" are "Ага́пович" (Agapovich; masculine) and its colloquial form "Ага́пыч" (Agapych), and "Ага́повна" (Avapovna; feminine).[2]

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Superanskaya, p. 23
  2. 1 2 3 4 Petrovsky, p. 37

Sources

  • 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
  • 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
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