Agnes

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἁγνή (Hagnḗ), coming from Ancient Greek ἁγνός (hagnós, “pure, chaste”), Ancient Greek ἁγνεία (hagneía, “purity, chastity”). Doublet of Inez. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæɡ.nɪs/ === Proper noun === Agnes A female given name from Ancient Greek. A locality in South Gippsland Shire, south eastern Victoria, Australia. ==== Usage notes ==== The name of one of the four great virgin martyrs, by folk etymology associated with Latin agnus (“lamb”). Popular in the Middle Ages and again at the turn of the 20th century. In Ireland Agnes has been used as an Anglicization of Úna. ==== Derived terms ==== Agnes Bank Agnesian Burton Agnes Papworth St Agnes St Agnes ==== Related terms ==== Aggie Inez Nancy ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Geans, Senga, geans == Danish == === Proper noun === Agnes a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agnes ==== Related terms ==== Agnete, Agnethe === References === [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 20 324 females with the given name Agnes have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1900s decade. Accessed on 19 June 2011. == Estonian == === Proper noun === Agnes a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agnes ==== Related terms ==== Agne, Age, Aune, Ines, Agneta, Neta == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἁγνή (Hagnḗ), coming from Ancient Greek ἁγνός (hagnós, “pure, chaste”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaː.ɡnəs/, /ˈaːk.nəs/ IPA(key): /ˈax.nəs/ (northern and central Germany; now chiefly colloquial) === Proper noun === Agnes f (proper noun, genitive Agnes' or (older ending) Agnesens, plural Agnes) a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agnes ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Ines == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈaŋ.nɛs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaɲ.ɲes] === Proper noun === Agnes f sg (genitive Agnetis); third declension (Late Latin) a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agnes or Annyce ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun, singular only. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Proper noun === Agnes f a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agnes == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Proper noun === Agnes f a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agnes == Scots == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaɡnəs/ === Proper noun === Agnes a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agnes ==== Related terms ==== (Diminutives) === References === Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online. == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Agnes c (genitive Agnes) a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agnes ==== Related terms ==== Agneta, Inez === Anagrams === agens, anges, gasen == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Agnes. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔaɡnes/ [ˈʔaɡ.n̪ɛs] Rhymes: -aɡnes Syllabification: Ag‧nes === Proper noun === Agnes (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜈᜒᜐ᜔) a female given name from English == Welsh == === Alternative forms === Agnest Annest === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaɡ.nɪs/ === Proper noun === Agnes f a female given name from Ancient Greek ἁγνός (hagnós, “pure”) === Mutation === === References === Heini Gruffudd (2010), Enwau Cymraeg i Blant / Welsh Names for Children‎[2], Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 11