People with the name Agnes have a deep inner desire for a stable loving family or community and a need to work with others and to be appreciated.

Agnes name meaning lamb. The meaning of Agnes is Lamb Chaste. It is used mainly in the Dutch English German and Scandinavian languages. Agnes is the Latin variation of the name Hagne which itself derived from the Greek word hagnos meaning chasteIn medieval times St.

Agnes is of Old Greek and Celtic origin. It was the name of a popular Christian saint Saint Agnes of Rome a fact which encouraged the wide use of the name. Agnes as a girls name is pronounced AG-ness.

Saint Agnes was a virgin martyred during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian. Agnes was a very popular saint leading to its popularity as a girls name. Saint Agnes was a virgin martyred during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian.

The name became associated with Latin agnus lamb resulting in the saints frequent depiction with a lamb. Agnus is the Latin word meaning lamb sheep Her sacrifice as a young lamb and the holiness of the Lamb of God for whom she died resonated. Agnes is a female given name which derives from the Greek name Ἁγνὴ hagnē meaning pure or holy.

Agnes was the third most popular. Saint Agnes was a virgin martyred during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian. Latinized form of the Greek name Αγνη Hagne derived from Greek αγνος hagnos meaning chaste.

Latinized form of the Greek name Ἁγνή Hagne derived from Greek ἁγνός hagnos meaning chaste. The name passed to Italian as Agnese to Portuguese as Inês and to Spanish as Inés. Saint Agnes was a virgin martyred during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian.