Agapit

Agapit () is an old and uncommon Russian Christian male first name. The name is derived from the Greek word agapētos, meaning loved one.

Its colloquial variant is Agap (; which can also be the main form of a related name).

The diminutives of "Agapit" are Aga (), Agapitka (), Agapka (), Gapa (), and Gasha ().

The patronymics derived from "Agapit" are "" (Agapitovich; masculine) and "" (Agapitovna; feminine).

Notable people

• Agapetus of the Kiev Caves (?-1095), doctor and monk in Kyiv Pechersk Lavra
• Agapit Chicagou ( 1725–1731), Native American tribal leader
• Agapit Leblanc (1887–1926), Canadian Fishery officer
• Agapit Stevens (1848–1924), Belgian painter
• Agapit Vallmitjana i Barbany (1832–1905), Spanish sculptor

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Sources

• Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (Dictionary of Russian First Names). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005.
• 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.