Ancient Greek origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “beloved”
Inherited from Old East Slavic Агапи́тъ (Agapítŭ), from Old Church Slavonic Агапи́тъ (Agapítŭ), from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓γᾰπητός (Ăgăpētós), from ᾰ̓γᾰπητός (ăgăpētós, “beloved”), from ᾰ̓γᾰπᾰ́ω (ăgăpắō, “to love”) + -τός (-tós, “masculine suffix”).
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- Wiktionary: АгапитCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Polish Wiktionary: АгапитCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Russian Wiktionary: АгапитCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
