Nessie Name Meaning & Origin
Nessie
Pronunciation: n/a
Origin of the name Agnes:
Derived from the Greek Hagnē, which is from hagnos (chaste, pure, sacred). The name was borne by a thirteen-year-old Roman martyred for her Christian beliefs during the reign of the Roman emperor Diocletian
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Scotland's Loch Ness Monster is colloquially referred to as Nessie
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