Meaning and background
The story behind Agatha
Agatha is a long-established personal name derived from Greek agathos, “good”. It has early Christian associations through Saint Agatha and, in modern English, a literary link with detective novelist Agatha Christie. Both are cultural associations, not alternative translations. The three-syllable name has a recognisable, somewhat formal sound.
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About Agatha
Recorded as a dog’s name
Agatha appears in 6 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/æɡəθə/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/æɡəθə/ · primary stress on syllable 1AE1 G AH0 TH AH0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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