Agness

Agness is an elaborated or regionally variant spelling of Agnes, which derives from the ancient Greek name Hagne, rooted in the adjective hagnos, meaning pure or chaste. The form Agness has been recorded particularly among English-speaking communities in parts of Africa, where it developed as a distinct orthographic tradition. The underlying name Agnes became widely popular across Europe through veneration of the early Christian martyr Saint Agnes of Rome. Related forms include Ines, Inez, and Agnès.