Agapit
Name list
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Agapit (Russian: Агапи́т) is an old and uncommon[1] Russian Christian male first name.[2] The name is derived from the Greek word agapētos, meaning loved one.[2][1]
Its colloquial variant is Agap (Ага́п; which can also be the main form of a related name).[1]
The diminutives of "Agapit" are Aga (А́га),[2] Agapitka (Агапи́тка), Agapka (Ага́пка), Gapa (Га́па), and Gasha (Га́ша).[1]
The patronymics derived from "Agapit" are "Агапи́тович" (Agapitovich; masculine) and "Агапи́товна" (Agapitovna; feminine).[1]
Notable people
- Agapetus of the Kiev Caves (?-1095), doctor and monk in Kyiv Pechersk Lavra
- Agapit Chicagou (fl. 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
