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Girl · Greek, through Latvian
Inese
Say it: IN-eh-seh
Meaning
A Latvian form of Agnes, from Greek hagnos 'pure, holy'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 16 babies given this name since 1953
- At its height in 1953, about 1 in 313,600 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Agnes |
|---|
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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