Agnes

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἁγνεία“purity, chastity”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἁγνός“pure, chaste”
3. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἉγνή
4. English todayAgnes

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἁγνή (Hagnḗ), coming from Ancient Greek ἁγνός (hagnós, “pure, chaste”), Ancient Greek ἁγνεία (hagneía, “purity, chastity”). Doublet of Inez.

Words from the same roots