The first name Agnès

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About the first name Agnès

Meaning

The name Agnès traditionally means “pure” or “chaste”.

Historical origin

The name Agnès comes from Greek hagnê, “pure,” transmitted through Latin Agnes.

Did you know?

Agnès also appears in several compound names, for example Élisabeth-Agnès and Marie-Agnès. This productivity helps explain the many related forms found in historical records.

Pronunciation:any-èsanj.ɛs

Frequency of the first name Agnès by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Agnès by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

6,950total mentions

Annual evolution of the first name AgnèsLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Agnès in baptisms by year.1,00075050025001640171017801850192019901640–1644 20 baptisms1645–1649 5 baptisms1655–1659 5 baptisms1660–1664 5 baptisms1670–1674 20 baptisms1675–1679 25 baptisms1680–1684 25 baptisms1685–1689 20 baptisms1690–1694 15 baptisms1695–1699 15 baptisms1700–1704 15 baptisms1705–1709 40 baptisms1710–1714 35 baptisms1715–1719 30 baptisms1720–1724 15 baptisms1725–1729 5 baptisms1730–1734 40 baptisms1735–1739 35 baptisms1740–1744 20 baptisms1745–1749 20 baptisms1750–1754 10 baptisms1760–1764 10 baptisms1765–1769 25 baptisms1770–1774 60 baptisms1775–1779 50 baptisms1780–1784 30 baptisms1785–1789 25 baptisms1790–1794 80 baptisms1795–1799 80 baptisms1800–1804 55 baptisms1805–1809 25 baptisms1810–1814 35 baptisms1815–1819 30 baptisms1820–1824 75 baptisms1825–1829 95 baptisms1830–1834 235 baptisms1835–1839 385 baptisms1840–1844 345 baptisms1845–1849 450 baptisms1850–1854 560 baptisms1855–1859 540 baptisms1860–1864 465 baptisms1865–1869 535 baptisms1870–1874 585 baptisms1875–1879 405 baptisms1880–1884 320 baptisms1885–1889 245 baptisms1890–1894 180 baptisms1895–1899 165 baptisms1900–1904 105 baptisms1905–1909 65 baptisms1910–1914 55 baptisms1915–1919 70 baptisms1920–1924 55 baptisms1925–1929 25 baptisms1930–1934 15 baptisms1935–1939 25 baptisms1940–1944 5 baptisms1945–1949 5 baptisms1950–1954 5 baptisms1960–1964 5 baptisms1990–1994 5 baptisms

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