Agnes

Ag-nes · proper_noun

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Definitions

proper_noun

  1. 1.

    A female given name of Greek origin.

Related words

See also: Agatha

Etymology

From Greek hagnos ("pure, chaste"). The name was popularized by Saint Agnes of Rome, a 4th-century Christian martyr who became a symbol of purity. Sometimes folk-etymologically associated with Latin agnus ("lamb").