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Agnes

Gender: Girl Meaning: Purity Origin: Greek Pronunciation: AG nes Related Names: No related names

Agnes: Popularity

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200th+ most popular girls name in the UK

Unrecorded number of
births in 2008

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Additional information about the name Agnes:

Agnes is a feminine name of Greek origin which is said to come from a Greek word for ‘Purity’. It is also thought to perhaps originate from the Latin agnus which means ‘Lamb’, and the Christian Saint Agnes has the symbol of a lamb. It may have increased in popularity in Britain recently as model Agyness Deyn as risen to fame.

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