Agafon (Russian: Агафо́н) is a Russian Christian male first name.[1] The name is derived from the Greek word agathon, meaning kindness, goodness. Variants of this name used by the common people include Agafony (Russian: Агафо́ний), Ogafon (Russian: Огафо́н), Ogofon (Russian: Огофо́н), and Ogafony (Russian: Огафо́ний).[2] Other colloquial forms include Gapon (Russian: Гапо́н) and Gafon (Russian: Гафо́н). The substandard colloquial form Agapon (Russian: Агапо́н) was also used.[3]
The diminutives of "Agafon" are Aga (Russian: А́га), Gafa (Russian: Га́фа), and Gasha (Russian: Га́ша), as well as Agafonka (Russian: Агафо́нка), Agafonya (Russian: Агафо́ня), Afonya (Russian: Афо́ня), Fonya (Russian: Фо́ня), Agafosha (Russian: Агафо́ша), Fosha (Russian: Фо́ша), Aganya (Russian: Ага́ня), Agasha (Russian: Ага́ша), Agaposha (Russian: Агапо́ша), Gaposha (Russian: Гапо́ша), and Gapa (Russian: Га́па). Also used rarely are Gafya (Russian: Гафья) and Gafka (Russian: Гафка).
The patronymics derived from "Agafon" are "Russian: Агафо́нович" (Agafonovich; masculine) and its colloquial form "Russian: Агафо́ныч" (Agafonych), and "Russian: Агафо́новна" (Agafonovna; feminine).
"Agaton" is the Westernized form of this first name.[4]
Last names derived from this first name include Agafonov[5] and possibly Agin, Agish, and Agishev.[6]