Agnes

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Origin: Greek

Meaning: Latinized form of Greek Hagne derived from Greek element hagnos meaning "chaste, pure". The Agnes spelling later became associated with Latin agnus meaning "lamb".

Nicknames: Aggie


Variants:

• Annis (Medieval English)
• Annice
• Agnetha (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish)
• Agneta (Swedish)
• Agnete (Danish)
• Agnethe (Danish)
• Hagne (Greek)
• Hagno (Greek)
• Ines (Italian, Slovene, Croatian)
• Inés (Spanish)
• Inez (English)
• Nesta (Welsh)
• Nest (Welsh)