What does Agnes mean?

Agnes means "pure, chaste; hunger"

How do we pronounce Agnes?

Agnes \a-gnes, ag-n-es\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby girl name Agnes is pronounced AAK-NahS (Dutch) or AEGNahS (English) 1.

1 Pronunciation for Agnes: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)"

What is the origin of Agnes?

Agnes is of Old Greek and Celtic origin. It is used mainly in the Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian languages. Old Greek origin: Derived from hagnos meaning 'pure, chaste' ; agnus meaning 'lamb'. The name was originally the Latinized form of Hagne (Old Greek). However, the similarity in sound led it to be associated with the Latin 'agnus', and the resulting Christian connotations subsequently boosted the name's popularity. Saint Agnes was a 4th-century Roman virgin martyred in persecutions by the emperor Diocletian. She became a very popular saint in the Middle Ages and contributed to widespread adoption of the name; in art she has often been depicted with a lamb by her side. The medieval vernacular forms Annis and Annes reflected the silent 'g' in the pronunciation of Agnes then. Annis gave rise to the surname, while Annes contributed to the name Nancy via the form Nance. The name Agnes declined in use after the Reformation, as it does not appear in the Bible. It was strongly revived under the Victorians, especially in 19th-century Scotland. In literature, the name has appeared in the Anne Bronte novel Agnes Grey (1847). It was later adopted as an Anglicized form of Úna in Ireland as both were associated with 'lamb'. In addition, Agnes is a variation (English) of meaning of Úna (Irish and Scottish). Agnes is a widely used name; it has 118 variations that are used in both English and foreign languages. 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Other English forms the contraction Nessa pronounciation (also used in Irish, and Russian), the familiar forms Aggie pronounciation (also used in Scottish), Aggy meaning and origin (also used in Scottish), name Agnie origin, name Nessie origin (also used in Scottish), Nessy meaning, and Nesta definition (also used in Welsh), and the variant spelling Agness name popularity. 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Specific foreign variants the familiar forms name Ness meaning (Scottish) and Nest name variations (Welsh). See also the related form, name Anson origin (English).

A famous person named Agnes is Mother Teresa, Religious Figure, born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu 27 August 1910 - 5 September 1997, Skopje, Macedonia.

List of baby names that sound like Agnes:

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The baby name Agnes fun facts:

The name Agnes in reverse order is "Senga".

The numerological value of the name Agnes is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Agnes?

Agnes is in the top names in USA.

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