Agafokliya () is an old and uncommon
[Petrovsky, p. 38] Russian Christian female
given name.
[Superanskaya 1, p. 251] It is derived from the
Greek language name
Agathocles (feminine Agathocleia),
itself derived from the Greek words
agathos—meaning
good,
kind—and
kleos—meaning
glory.
The name, in the form of Agafokleya (Агафо́клея), was included into various, often handwritten, church calendars throughout the 17th–19th centuries, but was omitted from the official Menologium at the end of the 19th century.[Superanskaya 2, pp. 23 and 278]
Notes
Sources
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Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" ( Dictionary of Russian First Names). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005.
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1 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.
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2 А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Словарь русских имён" ( Dictionary of Russian Names). Издательство Эксмо. Москва, 2005.
