Agavva (Russian: Ага́вва) is an old and rare[1] Russian Christian male first name.[2] It is supposedly derived from the Biblical Hebrew word hāgāb, meaning locust.[2][1]

Its diminutives are Aga (А́га),[2] Agakha (Ага́ха), and Agasha (Ага́ша).[1]

The patronymics derived from "Agavva" are "Ага́ввич" (Agavvich; masculine) and "Ага́ввична" (Agavvichna; feminine).[1]

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  1. ^ a b c d Petrovsky, p. 37
  2. ^ a b c Superanskaya, p. 23

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  • Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (Dictionary of Russian First Names). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-17-002940-3
  • 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. ISBN 5-8112-1399-9