Agneta (also spelt Agnete, Agnetha, or Agnethe) is a Scandinavian variant of the feminine given name Agnes. It was derived from

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

and is the ablative case attached form of Agnes.

Notable people

Agneta

Agneta Andersson Agneta Monica Andersson (born 25 April 1961 in Karlskoga, Örebro County) is a former Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the early 1980s to the late 1990s. Competing in five Summer Olympics, she won seven medals with three gold (K-1 500 ...

(born 1961), Swedish canoer * Agneta Berliner (born 1958), Swedish politician * Agneta Bolme Börjefors (1941–2008), Swedish television presenter * Agneta Börjesson (born 1957), Swedish politician * Agneta Eckemyr (1950-2018), Swedish actress *

Agneta Eriksson Berith Agneta Eriksson (born 3 May 1965 in Västerås, Västmanland) is a Swedish former freestyle swimmer. Aged fifteen she won a silver medal in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow along with Carina Ljungdahl, T ...

(born 1965), Swedish swimmer *

Agnetha Fältskog Agneta Åse Fältskog (born 5 April 1950), known as Agnetha Fältskog (), is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and musician. She first achieved success in Sweden with the release of her 1968 self-titled debut album. She later achieved internatio ...

(born 1950), Swedish singer and

ABBA ABBA ( , , formerly named Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid or Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida) are a Swedish supergroup formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The group ...

member * Agneta Frieberg (1945–1971), Swedish fashion model *

Agneta Gille Agneta Gille (born 1956 in Österbybruk) is a Swedish social democratic politician. She was a member Member may refer to: * Military jury, referred to as "Members" in military jargon * Element (mathematics), an object that belongs to a mathem ...

(born 1956), Swedish politician * Agneta de Graeff van Polsbroek (1603–1656), Dutch

patrician Patrician may refer to: * Patrician (ancient Rome), the original aristocratic families of ancient Rome, and a synonym for "aristocratic" in modern English usage * Patrician (post-Roman Europe), the governing elites of cities in parts of medieval ...

* Agneta Horn (1628–1672), Swedish writer *

Agneta Lindskog Agneta Lindskog (born April 25, 1953) is a Swedish luger who competed during the late 1970s and early 1980s. She won the silver medal in the women's singles event at the 1976 FIL European Luge Championships in Hammarstrand, Sweden. Lindskog ...

(born 1953), Swedish luger *

Agneta Lundberg Agneta Lundberg (born 1947), is a Swedish social democratic politician. She was a member of the Riksdag from 1994 to 2010.

(born 1947), Swedish politician * Agneta Luttropp (born 1945), Swedish politician * Agneta Marell (born 1964), Swedish professor *

Agneta Matthes Agneta Wilhelmina Johanna van Marken-Matthes (4 October 1847 – 5 October 1909) was a Dutch entrepreneur. She and her husband were involved in the manufacture of yeast throughout their lives, and were engaged in the co-operative movement, ta ...

(1847–1909), Dutch entrepreneur *

Agneta Mårtensson Ulla Agneta Linnéa Mårtensson (born July 31, 1961) is a Swedish former freestyle swimmer. She won a silver medal in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow along with Carina Ljungdahl, Tina Gustafsson and Agneta Erik ...

(born 1961), Swedish swimmer *

Agneta Månsson Agneta Månsson is a Swedish ski orienteering competitor. At the World Ski Orienteering Championships The World Ski Orienteering Championships (Ski-WOC) is the official event to award the titles of World Champions in ski orienteering. The ...

, Swedish skier *

Agneta Pleijel Agneta Pleijel (born 1940) is a Swedish novelist, poet, playwright, journalist and literary critic. Among her plays are ''Ordning härskar i Berlin'' from 1979. Among her novels are ''Vindspejare'' from 1987 and ''Drottningens chirurg'' from 200 ...

(born 1940), Swedish novelist *

Agneta Prytz Agneta Prytz (15 December 1916 – 4 July 2008) was a Swedish movie and stage actress who appeared in thirty-six films over the course of her career. Prytz was the wife of Swedish director, Gösta Folke. Prytz was born Ingrid Agneta Prytz on 15 ...

(1916–2008), Swedish actress *

Agneta Ringman Agneta Ringman, born 1949, is a Swedish social democratic politician. She was a member of the Riksdag from 1994 to 2006. External linksAgneta Ringmanat the Riksdag The Riksdag (, ; also sv, riksdagen or ''Sveriges riksdag'' ) is the le ...

(born 1949), Swedish politician *

Agneta Sjödin Agneta Sjödin (born 20 July 1967 in Norrbo, Hudiksvall, Sweden) is a Swedish television presenter and personality of the Swedish television channel TV4. She presented the first two seasons of the popular show '' Let's Dance'' with David Hellen ...

(born 1967), Swedish television presenter *

Agneta Willeken Agneta Willeken (1497-1562) was the lover of the German mercenary Marcus Meyer, one of the most notable participators of the Count's Feud. She was pointed out as a political participator on the side of Lübeck Lübeck (; Low German also ), of ...

(1497–1562), German mistress

Agnete

Agnete Bræstrup Agnete Bræstrup (7 October 1909 – 11 July 1992) was a Danish physician A physician (American English), medical practitioner (Commonwealth English), medical doctor, or simply doctor, is a health professional who practices medicine, ...

(1909–1992), Danish physician *

Agnete Carlsen Agnete Synnøve Carlsen (born 15 January 1971) is a former Norwegian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. With the Norway women's national team, Carlsen won the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup and an Olympic bronze medal in 1996. At ...

(born 1971), Norwegian footballer *

Agnethe Davidsen Agnethe Davidsen (29 August 1947 Nuuk – 25 November 2007, Nuuk) was a judge who was the first female government minister in Greenland and only the second female mayor of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, where she was mayor for more than 14 years ...

(1947–2007), Greenlandic politician *

Agnete Friis (writer) Agnete Friis (born 1974) is a Danish writer who is best known for co-authoring ''Drengen i kufferten'', or ''The Boy in the Suitcase'' with Lene Kaaberbøl. The book was short-listed for the Scandinavian Glass Key Award, competing against ''The ...

(born 1974), Danish writer * Agnete Friis (badminton), Danish badminton player * Agnete Hegelund (born 1988), Danish fashion model * Agnete Hoy (1914–2000), English potter * Agnete Johnsen (born 1994), Norwegian singer and songwriter *

Agnete Laustsen Agnete Laustsen (25 September 1935 – 23 October 2018) was a Danish Conservative People's Party politician. She served as a member of the Folketing representing the Søndre Storkreds constituency from October 1979 to March 1998. Laustsen was app ...

(1935–2018), Danish politician * Agnete Olsen (1909–1997), Danish swimmer

Other

* Agnetapark, a park in Delft, Netherlands

References

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