Agnew

A1G2N1E1W4
US/ˈæɡ.nu/

proper noun

A surname.

OriginIrish Ó Gnímh →
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Meanings

proper nounAgnew (countable and uncountable, plural Agnews)

plural Agnews

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. A placename, from the surname:
    1. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Whiteside County, Illinois.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Grand Haven Township, Ottawa County, Michigan.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington.
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
    6. countableuncountableA ghost town in the Shire of Leonora, Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Gnímh“descendant of Gníomh”
  2. EnglishAgnew

Two possible origins: * Scottish habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Agneaux, in Normandy. * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gnímh (“descendant of Gníomh”), a byname from gníomh (“action, deed, act”).

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APA

Agnew. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Agnew

MLA

“Agnew.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Agnew. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Agnew,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Agnew.

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