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Baby Name Agnes |
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Meaning of Agnes - What does the name Agnes means? |
Pronunciation: |
ag-ness | |
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Gender: |
Girl Name |
Origin: |
Welsh |
Name Meaning: |
A popular name throughout Europe and the British Isles, Agnes is 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. Nest and Nesta are Welsh forms of the name |
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