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Baby Name Agnes |
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| Meaning of Agnes - What does the name Agnes means? |
| Pronunciation: |
| ahg-nes |  |
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Girl Name |
| Origin: |
Scandinavian |
| Name Meaning: |
Derived from the Greek Hagne, which is from hagnos (chaste, pure, sacred). The name was borne by a thirteen-year-old Roman martyred for her Christian beliefs during the reign of Diocletian. Her fame in the Middle Ages helped bring about the additional meaning of "holy" to the name |
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English, French, German, Hungarian, Irish, Scandinavian, Scottish, Welsh |
| More Info: | Cognate: Agnethe (Scandinavian); Agneta (Swedish). | | Shortened forms: | Neta (Swedish). | | Pet forms: | Agna (Swedish) |
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