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Agnes

in the US

There are 64,694 people with the first name "Agnes" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Agnes 549
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  1. is 545th most common Nora
  2. is 546th most common Kirk
  3. is 547th most common Darryl
  4. is 548th most common Derrick
  5. is 549th most common Agnes
  6. is 550th most common Armando
  7. is 551st most common Felicia
  8. is 552nd most common Ramona
  9. is 553rd most common Elmer

Similar Names and Nicknames

Agness, Agnese, Agnessa, Agnesa, Agneda, Agneszka, Agneiszka, Agnez, Agnesia, Agneza

Most Common Last Names for Agnes

Smith, Johnson, Brown, Williams, Jones, Davis, Miller, Anderson, Thomas, Wilson

Meaning & History

(female) Latinized version of the Greek name Hagnē, from the feminine form of the adjective hagnos ‘pure, holy’. This was the name of a young Roman virgin martyred in the persecutions instigated by the Roman emperor Diocletian in ad 303. She became a very popular saint in the Middle Ages. Her name was early associated with Latin agnus ‘lamb’, leading to the consistent dropping of the initial H- and to her representation in art accompanied by a lamb. The colloquial form Annes led to some confusion with Ann(e) in earlier centuries. Frequent in the medieval period, the name was revived in the 19th century, and has been especially popular in Scotland. See also Annis.

Pet form: Aggie (mainly Scottish).

Cognates: Irish Gaelic: Aignéis. German, Dutch, Scandinavian: Agnes. French: Agnès. Spanish, Portuguese: Inés. Italian: Agnese. Russian: Agnessa. Polish: Agnieszka. Czech: Anežka. Finnish: Aune. Hungarian: Ágnes. Latvian: Agnese. Lithuanian: Agné.

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