Agnes
Agnes is a girl name of Greek origin, meaning Pure and holy.
What Agnes means
Pure and holy.
Agnes sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Agnes comes from
Greek names often reach back to mythology, philosophy, or the early Church. They tend to be transparently meaningful in the original: many are compounds you can still take apart into their two halves.
Agnes is recorded as Greek in origin. Browse other Greek names.
How popular is Agnes?
You will not find Agnes in the top 100 girl names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.
The character of Agnes
Agnes spans the long-established classics and faith, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Agnes
These share Agnes's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Ariadne — Most holy and pure.
- Dorothy — Gift of God.
- Gregory — Watchful and vigilant.
- Grace — Grace, elegance, divine favor.
- Cecilia — Patroness of music.
- Constance — Steadfast and constant.
- Elizabeth — Pledged to God; God is my oath.
- Elsie — Pledged to God.
- Jane — God is gracious.
- Natalia — Born at Christmas.
- Siobhan — God is gracious.
- Augustine — Great and venerable.
More Greek names
- Agatha — Good and honourable.
- Alexander — Defender of the people.
- Adonis — Lord; supremely handsome.
- Alexis — Defender; helper.
- Achilles — The great warrior hero.
- Ambrose — Immortal.
- Acacia — Thorny tree; resurrection.
- Amethyst — The calming purple gem.
- Andreas — Manly, brave.
- Andrew — Manly and brave.