Agnete

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Agnete

Say it: ahg-NAY-teh

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Meaning

The Danish form of Agnes, from Greek hagnē 'pure, holy' (later associated with Latin agnus 'lamb').

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Pure

Known from the Danish ballad of Agnete and the Merman and long used in Denmark.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

Used by

Danish Norwegian

The family of the name

Swedish	Agneta
English	Agnes
Italian	Agnese

Famous bearers

Agnete, heroine of the Danish ballad Agnete and the Merman

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Where this comes from

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