Agnes

The name Agnes[ag-nis] is a female given name based on the Greek name hagne.Agnes is a Latin name meaning "pure" or "holy". The name was made popular by Saint Agnes of Rome, who was a well known saint. 

Agnes was the third most popular girl's name for almost 400 years in English-speaking areas. The name was used a lot until near the 1970s in the United States. It was especially popular between 1900 and 1920, during which time the name spent a few years on the top 50 list for feminine names.In 2021 this name is not so popular and is a more personalized name.

The name was used on a costly hurricane that caused over $3 billion in damage and many deaths in 1972. The name Agnes was later retired.

People named Agnes
Saints
 Saint Agnes of Rome (291–304), Catholic martyr
 Agnes of Assisi (1197/98–1253), one of the first abbesses of the Order of Poor Ladies
 Agnes of Bohemia (1211–1282), Bohemian princess
 Agnes of Montepulciano (1263–1317), Dominican prioress

Other people
 Agnes Ayres, American silent film star
 Agnes Baden-Powell, establisher of the Girl Guides movement
 Agnes Macdonald (1836-1920), second wife of Sir John A. Macdonald, the first Prime Minister of Canada
 Agnes Macphail, first female senator in Canada
 Agnès Maltais (born 1956), Quebec politician
 Agnes Moorehead, American actress
 Agnes Le Thi Thanh, one of the Vietnamese Martyrs
 Agnes Carlsson,Swedish singer

Places named Agnes
 Agnes, Victoria, a town in Australia
 Agnes Township, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States
 Agness, Oregon, United States

Music
 Agnes, a Christian rock band

Other
 Hurricane Agnes

Related pages
 Agnieszka

References

Category:Given names