Agnes
[ˈæɡ.nɪs]Meaning
latinized form of the greek name Hagne, from hagnos, meaning "chaste"
Background Story
Agnes is the Latinized form of the Greek name Hagne, derived from hagnos, meaning "chaste". The name became associated with Latin agnus, "lamb", which is why Saint Agnes, a virgin martyred under Diocletian, is often depicted with a lamb. Through her renown the name became common in Christian Europe, and as an English name it was popular from the Middle Ages until the 17th century, revived in the 19th and common into the 20th before declining after the 1930s. It is used in Albanian, Breton, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Finnish, French, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian and Latvian.
Variations
Agnesa, Ines, Anya
Related Names
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