popularity of name agnes
Agnes is a female given name, which derives from the Greek name á¼Î³Î½á½´ hagnÄ, meaning pure or holy. The name passed to Italian as Agnese, to Portuguese as InÃªs, and to Spanish, as InÃ©s. It was the name of a popular Christian saint, Saint Agnes of Rome, a fact which encouraged the wide use of the name. Agnes was the third most popular name for women in the English speaking world for more than 400 years.