Gender Feminine
Usage Breton
Pronounced Pron. WAHN-ehs  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Derived from Breton oan "lamb" (ultimately from Latin agnus) and used as a Breton form of Agnes.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesAgnesa(Albanian) Agnes, Hagne(Ancient Greek) Agnès(Catalan) Agneza, Ines, Janja, Nensi(Croatian) Anežka(Czech) Agnes, Agnete, Agnethe(Danish) Agnes, Nes, Neske(Dutch) Agnes, Annis, Inez, Aggie, Annice, Nan, Nance, Nancy(English) Agnes, Age(Estonian) Aune, Iines(Finnish) Agnès, Inès(French) Agnes(German) Agni(Greek) Ágnes, Ági(Hungarian) Agnes(Icelandic) Aignéis, Nainsí(Irish) Agnese, Ines(Italian) Agnese, Agnija, Inese, Ina(Latvian) Agnė, Inesa(Lithuanian) Agnija(Macedonian) Agnes, Agnete, Agnethe(Norwegian) Agnieszka, Jaga, Jagienka, Jagna, Jagusia(Polish) Inês(Portuguese) Agnessa, Inessa, Agnia, Agniya(Russian) Agnija, Janja(Serbian) Agnesa, Agneša(Slovak) Ines, Janja, Neža(Slovene) Inés(Spanish) Agnes, Agneta, Agnetha(Swedish) Inessa(Ukrainian) Nest, Nesta(Welsh)

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Entry updated June 9, 2023