Agnes

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Agnes is a feminine given name .

Origin and meaning of the name

The meaning of the first name Agnes is derived from the Greek ἁγνός , - ή , - όν ( hagnos , -e , -on ), which means “pure, sanctified, consecrated”, but is also partly derived from the Latin agnus (“lamb”) in Connected.

distribution

The name has been widespread in Germany since the 11th century, initially in aristocratic circles and rather rarely. It became more common in the 19th century, when the fate of Agnes Bernauer inspired literary and musical arrangements. At the beginning of the twentieth century, Agnes was one of the 30 to 50 most popular female given names. In the mid-1930s, the frequency fell sharply, until the 1980s it fluctuated strongly, but no longer reached the popularity it once was.

name day

The name day is on January 21st , the feast day of Agnes of Rome . The day of remembrance of Agnes of Bohemia is March 2nd .

variants

Name bearers

Saint named Agnes

Noble named Agnes

Other professionals named Agnes

Fictional characters

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  1. ↑ Wilfried Seibicke: First names . German language publisher. Wiesbaden 1977. ISBN 3-88228-000-X
  2. ↑ a b c d Duden: The large first name dictionary . 3. Edition. Mannheim 2007. ISBN 978-3-411-06083-2
  3. ↑ Statistical evaluation on favored-vornamen.de
  4. ↑ Agnes of Rome in the dictionary of saints
  5. ↑ Agnes of Bohemia in the dictionary of saints