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Agnes
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What Agnes means
- French, Greek, Scandinavian, Latin and Hungarian pure, holy; also linked to Latin agnus, lamb Christian saint: St Agnes of Rome, virgin martyr
How popular it is
In the top 100 in 3 countries.
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 7 in Denmark (2019)
- no. 9 in Sweden (2020)
- no. 45 in Norway (2020)
- no. 333 in Austria (2020)
- no. 446 in New Zealand (2023)
- no. 455 in Australia (2024)
- no. 484 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 523 in France (2019)
In the United States it was most popular around 1890.
Other forms
Agnes, Ines, Nest, Agnieszka, Ines, Agnese, Ines, Ines
Names with a similar meaning
Lily Ines Phoebe Catalina Bianca Fatima Kayla Kate Kaia Katie Lian Katherine
Agnes in stories
- Agnes Grey: Agnes Grey, Anne Brontë's governess heroine
- Despicable Me: Agnes, the youngest of Gru's adopted girls
- Hamnet: Agnes, Shakespeare's wife in Maggie O'Farrell's novel
- David Copperfield: Agnes Wickfield, David's patient true love
- Despicable Me: Agnes, the youngest adopted girl who loves unicorns