Meaning & History
Inês is the Portuguese form of Agnes, a name of Greek origin meaning "chaste." The name traces back to the Greek hagnos (ἁγνός), which was Latinized as Agnes. Renowned for its association with Saint Agnes, a virgin martyr under Emperor Diocletian (c. 291 – c. 304), the name became widespread in Christian Europe. Popular etymology linked it to Latin agnus ("lamb"), leading to the saint's iconographic depiction with a lamb. Ines dates back to medieval Iberia and is particularly established in Portugal and Portuguese-speaking countries.
Related Names
Other Languages & Cultures
(Slovak)
Agnesa (Breton)
Oanez (French)
Agnès (Croatian)
Agneza (Swedish)
Ines (Slovene)
Janja (Croatian)
Nensi (Czech)
Anežka (Swedish)
Agnes (Norwegian)
Agnete, Agnethe (Swedish)
Inez (Dutch)
Nes, Neske (English)
Annis, Aggie, Annice, Nan 1, Nance, Nanci (Spanish (Latin American))
Nancy (English (African))
Agness (Estonian)
Age 2 (Finnish)
Aune, Iines (French)
Inès (Greek)
Agni 2 (Hungarian)
Ágnes, Ági (Irish)
Aignéis, Nainsí (Latvian)
Agnese (Late Greek)
Hagne (Serbian)
Agnija (Latvian)
Inese, Ina (Lithuanian)
Agnė, Inesa (Polish)
Agnieszka, Aga, Jaga, Jagienka, Jagna, Jagusia (Russian)
Agnessa (Ukrainian)
Inessa (Russian)
Agnia, Agniya (Slovak)
Agneša (Slovene)
Neža (Spanish)
Inés (Swedish)
Agneta, Agnetha (Welsh)
Nest, Nesta
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Sources: Wikipedia — Ines (name)