|
Agnes Franey
Agnes or Agness may refer to: People *Agnes (name), the given name, and a list of people named Agnes or Agness *Wilfrid Marcel Agnès (1920–2008), Canadian diplomat Places *Agnes, Georgia, United States, a ghost town *Agnes, Missouri, United States, an unincorporated community *Agness, Oregon, United States, an unincorporated community *Agnes Township, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States *Agnes, Victoria, Australia, a town Arts and entertainment Music *Agnes (band), a Christian rock band **Agnes (album), ''Agnes'' (album), 2005 album by rock band Agnes *Agnes (Donnie Iris song), "Agnes" (Donnie Iris song) 1980 *"Agnes", a song by Glass Animals for the album ''How to Be a Human Being'' *Agnes (singer) a Swedish recording artist Other arts and entertainment *Agnes (card game), a patience or solitaire card game *Agnes (comic strip), ''Agnes'' (comic strip), a syndicated comic strip by Tony Cochran *Agnes (film), ''Agnes'' (film), a 2021 American horror film *Agnes (no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnes (name)
Agnes is a female given name derived from the Greek , meaning 'pure' or 'holy'. The name passed to Italian language, Italian as Agnese, to French language, French as Agnès, to Portuguese language, Portuguese as Inês, and to Spanish language, Spanish as Inés. It is also written as Agness. The name is descended from the Proto-Indo-European ''wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₁yaǵ-, *h₁yaǵ-'', meaning 'to sacrifice; to worship,' from which is also the Vedic term ''Yajna, yajña''. It is mostly used in Greece and countries that speak Germanic languages. It was the name of a popular Christian saint, Agnes of Rome, which encouraged its wide use. Agnes was the third most popular name for women in the English language, English speaking world for more than 400 years. Its medieval pronunciation was ''Annis'', and its usage and many of its forms coincided with the equally popular name Anna (given name), Anna, related in medieval and Elizabethan times to ''Agnes'', though Ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |