Agafon

Agafon () is a Russian Christian male first name. The name is derived from the Greek word agathon, meaning kindness, goodness. Variants of this name used by the common people include Agafony (), Ogafon (), Ogofon (), and Ogafony (). Other colloquial forms include Gapon () and Gafon (). The substandard colloquial form Agapon () was also used.

The diminutives of "Agafon" are Aga (), Gafa (), and Gasha (), as well as Agafonka (), Agafonya (), Afonya (), Fonya (), Agafosha (), Fosha (), Aganya (), Agasha (), Agaposha (), Gaposha (), and Gapa (). Also used rarely are Gafya () and Gafka ().

The patronymics derived from "Agafon" are "" (Agafonovich; masculine) and its colloquial form "" (Agafonych), and "" (Agafonovna; feminine).

"Agaton" is the Westernized form of this first name.

Last names derived from this first name include Agafonov and possibly Agin, Agish, and Agishev.

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