Agata

A variant spelling of 'agate,' a semi-precious stone with banded patterns, or a feminine given name of Greek origin.

From Greek 'akhátēs,' named after the river Achates in Sicily where these stones were first found. As a name, it derives from Saint Agatha, a 3rd-century Christian martyr, with the meaning 'good' or 'virtuous' from Greek 'agathos.'