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I'm rather confused by the heavy "feminine" lean of this name. I have only ever met guys named Agnes.
I would say it's neutral.
Also Judeo-French and Judeo-Anglo-Norman.
Source: Seror, Simon "Les noms des femmes juives en Angleterre au Moyen Âge".
Also Slovene: https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes
Also Estonian: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_(eesnimi) [noted -ed]
Usage: English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, French, Finnish, Ancient Greek (Latinized)Pronounced: AG-nəs (English), AKH-nəs (German, Dutch), ANG-nehs (Swedish), OW-nəs (Danish), A-NYEHS (French)
In 2018, 86 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Agnes who is registered female with the Social Security Administration. It is the 754th most common female first name for living U.S. citizens.
Agnes is also occassionally used in Poland by nuns, instead of much more traditional form Agnieszka.
More than 99.9 percent of people with the first name Agnes are female.
Also Estonian, Flemish, Welsh and Yiddish.
The name Agnes was given to 189 girls born in the US in 2015.
The name is also rather common in Iceland. [noted -ed]
Also common in French, likely because of the Catholic use of a Saint's name for all baptized children and the encouragement by the church to select a newly canonized Saint's or patron's name. Pronunciation in French is /ah NYES/.
Agnes is SO trendy in Sweden. When I worked with children a couple of years ago I had three Agnes in one class.
In Sweden Agnes is quite popular. We pronounce it "Ung-ness".
I think it sounds prettier with the pronunciation Ylva gave. :)

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