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Agnesfem. proper name, mid-12c., from Old French Agnes, from Greek Hagne "pure, chaste," from fem. of hagnos "holy," from PIE *yag- "to worship, reverence" (see hagiology). St [..]
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AgnesShe is an Agnes (elle fait l’Agnès)—i.e., she is a sort of female “Verdant Green,” who is so unsophisticated that she does not even know what love means. It is a ch [..]
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Agnes
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*northern and central Germany; chiefly colloquial
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AgnesLatinized form of the Greek name Ἁγνή (Hagne), derived from Greek ἁγνός (hagnos) meaning "chaste". Saint Agnes was a virgin martyred during the persecutions [..]
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AgnesHungarian form of Agnes.
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AgnesFrench and Catalan form of Agnes.
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