"Agnes" meaning in German

See Agnes in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈaː.ɡnəs/, /ˈaːk.nəs/, /ˈax.nəs/ (note: northern and central Germany; now chiefly colloquial) Audio: De-Agnes.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἁγνή (Hagnḗ), coming from Ancient Greek ἁγνός (hagnós, “pure, chaste”) Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|grc|Ἁγνή}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἁγνή (Hagnḗ), {{der|de|grc|ἁγνός||pure, chaste}} Ancient Greek ἁγνός (hagnós, “pure, chaste”) Head templates: {{de-proper noun|f,-.gen:':ens􂀿older ending􂁀}} Agnes f (proper noun, genitive Agnes' or (older ending) Agnesens, plural Agnes) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f,-.gen:':ens􂀿older ending􂁀}} Forms: Agnes' [genitive], Agnesens [archaic, genitive], Agnes [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Agnes [nominative, singular], Agnes [definite, nominative, plural], Agnes' [genitive, singular], Agnesens [archaic, genitive, singular], Agnes [definite, genitive, plural], Agnes [dative, singular], Agnes [dative, definite, plural], Agnes [accusative, singular], Agnes [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agnes Tags: feminine, proper-noun Related terms: Ines
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