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The slavic form of Agnes is "Agnija"

Personal experiences with the name Agnes: | Edit

When I lived in France I knew a couple of girls named Agnes -- the French pronunciation -- AH-nyez -- sounds sounds sexy and sophisticated.

Nicknames for Agnes: | Edit

Aggie, Nessie, Nancy, Nan, Nesta, Ag, Baggy,

Meanings and history of the name Agnes: | Edit

Little lamb

Famous real-life people named Agnes: | Edit

Agnes Ayres, American silent film star.
Agnes Baden-Powell, established the Girl Guides movement.
Agnes Baltsa, Greek mezzo-soprano.
Agnesë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, birth name of Mother Teresa.
Agnes Chan, pop singer and television personality from Hong Kong.
Agnes von Kurowsky, an American nurse, she was the basis of the character of "Catherine Barkley" in Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms.
Agnes Bruckner, American actress.
Agnes, Swedish pop singer.
Agnetha (Swedish form) Fältskog, blonde singer of Swedish pop group ABBA
Agnes Moorehead, American actress.
Agnes de Mille, American dancer and choreographer.
Agnes Nestor, American labor worker and suffragist.
Agnes Bernauer, the commoner wife of Albert III, Duke of Bavaria.

Agnes in song, story & screen: | Edit

Agnes Grey, title character of Anne Bronte's novel "Agnes Grey."
"Agnes of God", play and movie written by John Pielmeier. In the film Meg Tilly starred as Agnes.
"Agnes", comic strip by Tony Cochran.
Agnes Hamm, character played by Judi Dench in the film "The Shipping News" based on a novel by E. Annie Proulx.
Agnes Wickfield, character in Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield."
Agnes, character in the novel "Girl with a Pearl Earring" written by Tracy Chevalier.
"Eve of St. Agnes," poem by John Keats
Agnes Gooch, character in Patick Dennis' novel, "Auntie Mame"