Updated June 2026
A variant of agate; also a given name of Greek origin meaning 'good'.
“The brooch was set with polished agata stones.”
ag·a·ta
"Agata" repeats a letter (3 unique of 5), so it rules out fewer options as an opening guess. Its 3 vowels help pin down vowel positions early.
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