What is "agafon"

Agafon is a Russian Christian male first name. The name is derived from the Greek word agathon, meaning kindness, goodness. Variants of this name used by the common people include Agafony , Ogafon , Ogofon , and Ogafony . Other colloquial forms include Gapon and Gafon . The substandard colloquial form Agapon was also used.

The diminutives of "Agafon" are Aga , Gafa , and Gasha , as well as Agafonka , Agafonya , Afonya , Fonya , Agafosha , Fosha , Aganya , Agasha , Agaposha , Gaposha , Gapa and Gapon.

The patronymics derived from "Agafon" are "" (Agafonovich; masculine) and its colloquial form "" (Agafonych), and "" (Agafonovna; feminine).

" Agaton" is the Westernized form of this first name.

Last names derived from this first name include Agafonov and possibly Agin, Agish, and Agishev.