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Agnes is a feminine given name derived from the Greek Ἁγνή Hagnḗ, meaning 'pure' or 'holy'. The name passed to Italian as Agnese, [1] to French as Agnès, to Portuguese as Inês, and to Spanish as Inés. It is also written as "Agness". The Greek name descends from the Proto-Indo-European *h₁yaǵ-, [citation needed] meaning 'to ...
Inez is a feminine given name. It is the English spelling of the Spanish and Portuguese name Inés/Inês/Inez, the forms of the given name "Agnes". The name is pronounced as / iː ˈ n ɛ z /, / aɪ ˈ n ɛ z /, or / aɪ ˈ n ɛ θ /. [citation needed] Agnes is a woman's given name, which derives from the Greek word hagnē, meaning "pure" or ...
Agnes (name), the given name, and a list of people named Agnes or Agness; Agnes (surname), list of people with the surname; Agnes (case study) (born 1939), pseudonym for one of the first studied transgender women
Senga is a feminine given name of Scottish origin, derived either from a backwards spelling of the name Agnes or from the Scottish Gaelic word seang, meaning "slenderness". [1] Senga is also a Japanese surname of unrelated origins. Notable people with the name include: Senga Macfie (born 1968), English-born Scottish professional squash player
Nancy is an English language given name for women. The name Nancy was originally a diminutive form of Annis, a medieval English vernacular form of Agnes. In some English dialects, "mine" was used instead of "my" and "Mine Ancy" eventually became Nancy. The name was also later used as an English diminutive of Anne or Ann. It has been used as an ...
Agneta (also spelt Agnete, Agnetha, or Agnethe) is a Scandinavian variant of the feminine given name Agnes. It was derived from Latin and is the ablative case attached form of Agnes. [ 1 ]
Ines, and variants, is a feminine given name related to Agnes. Used alone it may refer to: Saint Ines (Agnes of Rome; c. 291 – c. 304), virgin–martyr, saint; Ines (Eda-Ines Etti; born 1981), Estonian singer
Agnieszka is the Polish equivalent of the female given name Agnes. Notable people with this name include: Agnieszka Arnold, Polish documentary filmmaker; Agnieszka Baranowska (1819–1890), Polish playwright and poet; Agnieszka Bednarek (born 1986), international Polish volleyball player; Agnieszka Brustman (born 1962), female Polish chess master