Ancient Greek origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “pure, chaste”
Spoken form, attested since the 17th century, of Latin Agnes, from Ancient Greek Ἁγνή (Hagnḗ, “pure, chaste”).
Sources for this account (5)
- Wiktionary: AuneCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: AuneCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Polish Wiktionary: AuneCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Russian Wiktionary: AuneCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Turkish Wiktionary: AuneCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
