Agnes

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Agnes f. Greek ἁγνή 'pure, chaste'.

The name of a 3rd C saint, an 11th C queen consort of France, an 11th C queen of Castille and Leon, an 11th C queen of Aragon and Navarre, an 11th C Holy Roman empress, a 12th C queen of Aragon, a 12th C Italian saint, a 12th C queen consort of Hungary, a 12th C queen consort of Jerusalem, a 13th C queen consort of Denmark, and a 13th C Byzantine empress.

The popularity of Saint Agnes of Rome (3rd C) contributed to this name's enduring popularity throughout all of Europe and all of the Middle Ages.

Brabant

Latin: ● 1312 Agnes (nom) JeanIII p. 6, Agnetis (gen) ibid. p. 17

Czech Republic

Latin: ● 1350 Agnes (nom) chlumecky 192, Agnete (dat) ibid. 212; 1351 Agneti (dat) ibid. 34; 1353 Agnes (nom) ibid. 128, Agneti (dat) ibid. 48, p. 23; 1356 Agnes (nom) ibid. 118, Agneti (dat) ibid. 135; ◑ 1351 Agnezce (gen) chlumecky 6; 1353 Agnesca (nom) ibid. 115, Agnescze (dat) ibid. 86, Angnescze (dat) ibid. 141; 1356 Agnesce (dat) ibid. 157

England

Latin: ● 1189 Agnes (nom) GASurv p. 166; 1256 Agnes (nom) EARNb p. 1, Agnetem (acc) ibid. p. 4, Angnetem (acc) ibid. p. 1; 1279–80 Agnes (nom) WaHR-SK p. 38, Agneta (nom) ibid. p. 43, Agnete (abl) ibid. p. 48, Agneti (dat) ibid. p. 29; 1296 Agnes (nom) RCS-1 p. 93b, Agnetis (gen) ibid. p. 93b; 1300 Agnes (nom) ProcSuf-vol3 p. 240; 1377 Agnes (nom) FenPT-2 p. 4; 1381 Agnes (nom) Suffolk1381 p. 117, Agneta (nom) ibid. p. 68, Angneta (nom) ibid. p. 96; 1408 Agnes (nom) GCCYork p.12; 1432–33 Agneti (dat) EEW p. 93; 1476 Agneti (dat) WillsInv LXVII; 1485–1486 Agneta (abl) CovGuild-2 p. 54; 1499 Agneti (dat) WillsInv LXXIII; 1558 Agnes (nom) Chst-1 p. 9; 1560 Agneta (nom) ibid. p. 10; 1561 Agnes (nom) ibid. p. 10, Agneta (nom) ibid. p. 10; 1562 Agneta (nom) ibid. p. 11; 1564 Agneta (nom) ibid. p. 11; 1570 Agnes (nom) ibid. p. 11; 1572 Agnes (nom) ibid. p. 12
Middle English: ● 1406 Agnes EEW p. 13; 1418 Anneys ibid. p. 29; 1419–20 Anneys ibid. p. 41; 1424–25 Anneys ibid. p. 57; 1426 Agnes ibid. p. 70; 1429 Agnes WillsInv LV; 1431 Anneys EEW p. 88; 1432–33 Anneys ibid. p. 92; 1434 Agnes ibid. p. 98, Aneys ibid. p. 99, Anys ibid. p. 99; 1436 Anneys ibid. p. 106; 1438 Anneys ibid. p. 110; ◑ 1417–18 Annote EEW p. 39
Early Modern English: ● 1503 Agnes OrpingtonKe p. 73, Augnes ibid. p. 73; 1511 Agnes ibid. p. 74; 1530 Agnes LIWill-III p. 3, Anys ibid. p. 85; 1531 Agnes SaxhamSf p. 121; 1539 Agnes DEmar-vol1 p. 77, StNick-Sf p. 1, Annis BEmar-vol1 p. 2; 1540 Agnes BarnstapleBap p. 2, DEmar-vol1 p. 78, Annis StAnthonlin p. 2, Annys Eastleach; 1541 Agnes BarnstapleBap p. 2, DEmar-vol1 p. 78, StNick-Sf p. 1, Annes BarnstapleBap p. 2, Annis StAnthonlin p. 2; 1542 Agnes BarnstapleBap p. 2, Annis BEmar-vol1 p. 2; 1543 Agnes BarnstapleBap p. 3, StNick-Sf p. 1, WillsInv XC, Annas ibid. LXXXIX, Annes BarnstapleBap p. 3, Annis StAnthonlin p. 4; 1544 Agnes BarnstapleBap p. 4, StNick-Sf p. 1, Annes BEmar-vol1 p. 3, BarnstapleBap p. 4, HAmar-vol9 p. 2, WillsInv XCI, Annis StAnthonlin p. 4; 1545 Agnes DEmar-vol1 p. 78, WillsInv LXXXIV, Annes ibid. XCI, Annis BEmar-vol1 p. 3, StAnthonlin p. 5; 1546 Agnes BarnstapleBap p. 5, DEmar-vol1 p. 79; 1546/7 Agnes ExMar p. 1; 1546 Annis BEmar-vol1 p. 3, Annys BarnstapleBap p. 5; 1547 Agnes ibid. p. 5, DEmar-vol1 p. 79, ExMar 1b; 1548 Agnes BarnstapleBap p. 6; 1548/9 Annis BEmar-vol1 p. 3; 1548 Annis ibid. p. 3, StAnthonlin p. 7, Annys BarnstapleBap p. 6; 1549 Agnes StNick-Sf p. 2, Annes StAnthonlin p. 8, Annis BEmar-vol1 p. 3; 1550 Agnes ExMar 2a, WillsInv XCV; 1551 Agnes BarnstapleBap p. 6, Annes ibid. p. 7, Annis BEmar-vol1 p. 4; 1552 Agnes BarnstapleBap p. 7, StNick-Sf p. 2, Annis BEmar-vol1 p. 4, Annys BarnstapleBap p. 7; 1553 Anes StAnthonlin p. 10; 1553/4 Annis BEmar-vol1 p. 4; 1553 Annys BarnstapleBap p. 8; 1554 Agnes HAmar-vol9 p. 2, bruton-vol1 p. 26, Annis StAnthonlin p. 10, Annys BarnstapleBap p. 8; 1555 Agnes bruton-vol1 p. 2, Annis BEmar-vol1 p. 5; 1556 Agnes BarnstapleBap p. 9, bruton-vol1 p. 2, Agnis BUmar-vol1 p. 1, Annes StAnthonlin p. 11, Annis BEmar-vol1 p. 5; 1557 Agnes BarnstapleBap p. 10, bruton-vol1 p. 2, Angnys BarnstapleBap p. 10, Annis ibid. p. 10, StAnthonlin p. 12; 1558 Agnes BUmar-vol9 p. 2, bruton-vol1 p. 3, Annes DU-DSMMar, SOmar-vol9 p. 1, Annis BEmar-vol1 p. 6; 1558–9 Agnes StMary-Ke p. 2; 1559 Agnes BUmar-vol2 p. 60, BUmar-vol9 p. 2, BarnstapleBap p. 10, DU-DSMMar, bruton-vol1 p. 3, Agnis BUmar-vol1 p. 1, Anes COmar-vol5 p. 1, DU-DSMMar, Annes ibid., SOmar-vol9 p. 2; 1560 Agnes BEmar-vol2 p. 29, BUmar-vol2 p. 60, BUmar-vol9 p. 3, BarnstapleBap p. 10, bruton-vol1 p. 3, Annes COmar-vol5 p. 2; 1560/1 Annes DU-DSMMar; 1560 Annes ibid., OrpingtonKe p. 1, SOmar-vol9 p. 2, Annis BEmar-vol1 p. 7; 1561 Agnes BEmar-vol2 p. 29, BarnstapleBap p. 11, bruton-vol1 p. 31, Agnis BUmar-vol2 p. 115, Angnes BarnstapleBap p. 11, Annes COmar-vol5 p. 2, StAnthonlin p. 14, Annis BEmar-vol1 p. 7, Anys BUmar-vol9 p. 3; 1562 Agnes BUmar-vol2 p. 60, BUmar-vol9 p. 3, BarnstapleBap p. 12, HAmar-vol9 p. 68, bruton-vol1 p. 32; 1562/3 Agnys BEmar-vol2 p. 2; 1562 Annes OrpingtonKe p. 1, Annys BarnstapleBap p. 12; 1563 Agnes BUmar-vol9 p. 3, COmar-vol2 p. 47, bruton-vol1 p. 4, Agnys BEmar-vol2 p. 2, Annes ibid. p. 68, OrpingtonKe p. 2, StAnthonlin p. 16, Annis BEmar-vol1 p. 7, StAnthonlin p. 16; 1564 Agnes BEmar-vol2 p. 95, BUmar-vol2 p. 60, BUmar-vol9 p. 4, Redruth-Co p. 6, bruton-vol1 p. 4, Agnys BEmar-vol2 p. 2, Annes ibid. p. 68, Annis BEmar-vol1 p. 7; 1565 Agnes BUmar-vol2 p. 61, BUmar-vol9 p. 4, CAmar-vol1 p. 2, DEmar-vol1 p. 81, SaxhamSf p. 2, bruton-vol1 p. 35, Annis StAnthonlin p. 17, Annys BUmar-vol2 p. 116, Augnes bruton-vol1 p. 35; 1566 Agnes BEmar-vol2 p. 30, BUmar-vol2 p. 61, OrpingtonKe p. 2, bruton-vol1 p. 35, Agnys BUmar-vol2 p. 116, Annes BEmar-vol2 p. 128, OrpingtonKe p. 2, Annis BEmar-vol1 p. 8, StAnthonlin p. 18; 1567 Agnes BEmar-vol2 p. 128, BUmar-vol2 p. 61, COmar-vol2 p. 48, OrpingtonKe p. 2, bruton-vol1 p. 5, Annis StAnthonlin p. 19; 1568 Agnes BUmar-vol9 p. 4, DEmar-vol1 p. 82, ExMar 2b, SaxhamSf p. 2, bruton-vol1 p. 5, Annes StAnthonlin p. 19, Annis BEmar-vol1 p. 8, Annys BUmar-vol1 p. 25; 1569 Agnes BUmar-vol9 p. 4, DEmar-vol1 p. 82, HAmar-vol9 p. 116, bruton-vol1 p. 5, Annes OrpingtonKe p. 3, Annis StAnthonlin p. 20, Annys BUmar-vol1 p. 25; 1570 Agnes BEmar-vol2 p. 128, BUmar-vol2 p. 116, BUmar-vol9 p. 5, bruton-vol1 p. 5, Annes BEmar-vol2 p. 128, Annis BEmar-vol1 p. 8, COmar-vol2 p. 70, StAnthonlin p. 21; 1570/1 Annys BEmar-vol2 p. 2; 1570 Annys BUmar-vol1 p. 25; 1571 Agnes HAmar-vol9 p. 91, SaxhamSf p. 2, bruton-vol1 p. 39, Agnys BUmar-vol2 p. 116, Annis StAnthonlin p. 21; 1572 Agnes BEmar-vol2 p. 95, DEmar-vol1 p. 82, bruton-vol1 p. 6, Annys BUmar-vol1 p. 25; 1573 Agnes BEmar-vol1 p. 9, BUmar-vol2 p. 61, DEmar-vol1 p. 83, StAnthonlin p. 23, bruton-vol1 p. 40, Annys COmar-vol2 p. 70; 1574 Agnes BEmar-vol1 p. 9, CAmar-vol1 p. 3, COmar-vol2 p. 122, bruton-vol1 p. 6, Agneta HAmar-vol9 p. 3; 1575 Agnas ibid. p. 91, Agnes BUmar-vol2 p. 62, bruton-vol1 p. 6, Annes OrpingtonKe p. 4, Anneys HAmar-vol9 p. 50, Annys BUmar-vol1 p. 26; 1576 Agnes BEmar-vol1 p. 10, BEmar-vol2 p. 30, BUmar-vol9 p. 6, HAmar-vol9 p. 50, OrpingtonKe p. 5, SaxhamSf p. 3, StAnthonlin p. 25, bruton-vol1 p. 41, Annes BEmar-vol2 p. 129, Annis StAnthonlin p. 25, Annys COmar-vol2 p. 70; 1577 Agnes BUmar-vol2 p. 62, BUmar-vol9 p. 6, CAmar-vol1 p. 3, StAnthonlin p. 26; 1577/8 Agnys BEmar-vol2 p. 3; 1577 Agnys ibid. p. 3; 1578 Agnes ibid. p. 96, BUmar-vol2 p. 62, BUmar-vol9 p. 6, CAmar-vol1 p. 3, COmar-vol2 p. 101, DEmar-vol1 p. 84, HAmar-vol9 p. 50, bruton-vol1 p. 43, Annys BUmar-vol1 p. 26; 1579 Agnes BEmar-vol2 p. 129, BUmar-vol2 p. 62, SaxhamSf p. 3, bruton-vol1 p. 43, Annis BEmar-vol1 p. 10, Annys BUmar-vol1 p. 26; 1580 Agnes BEmar-vol2 p. 96, BUmar-vol2 p. 117, BUmar-vol9 p. 6, CAmar-vol1 p. 3, COmar-vol2 p. 122; 1580/1 Agnys BEmar-vol2 p. 3; 1580 Annis BEmar-vol1 p. 10, Annys BUmar-vol1 p. 26; 1581 Agnas HAmar-vol9 p. 92, Agnes BUmar-vol2 p. 63, CAmar-vol1 p. 3, DEmar-vol1 p. 84, SaxhamSf p. 3, Annes CAmar-vol1 p. 3, Annis BEmar-vol1 p. 10; 1582 Agnes BEmar-vol2 p. 3, BUmar-vol2 p. 141, COmar-vol2 p. 123, DEmar-vol1 p. 85, bruton-vol1 p. 44; 1582/3 Annis BEmar-vol1 p. 11; 1582 Annis DEmar-vol2 p. 7, Annys BUmar-vol1 p. 26; 1583/4 Agnas HAmar-vol9 p. 92; 1583 Agnes BUmar-vol2 p. 63, CAmar-vol1 p. 3, OrpingtonKe p. 7, Agnys BEmar-vol2 p. 3, Annes HAmar-vol9 p. 92; 1583/4 Annis BEmar-vol1 p. 11; 1583 Annis DEmar-vol2 p. 8, StAnthonlin p. 29; 1584 Agnas HAmar-vol9 p. 92, Agnes ibid. p. 68, OrpingtonKe p. 7, SaxhamSf p. 4, bruton-vol1 p. 46, Agnys BEmar-vol2 p. 3, Annes ibid. p. 69, Annis BEmar-vol1 p. 11, BEmar-vol2 p. 54, DEmar-vol2 p. 9; 1585 Agnes BEmar-vol2 p. 69, BUmar-vol2 p. 64, BUmar-vol9 p. 7, OrpingtonKe p. 7, bruton-vol1 p. 8; 1585/6 Annis BEmar-vol1 p. 12; 1585 Annis DEmar-vol2 p. 11, StAnthonlin p. 31; 1586 Agnes BUmar-vol2 p. 64, BUmar-vol9 p. 7, OrpingtonKe p. 8, SaxhamSf p. 40, bruton-vol1 p. 8, Annis DEmar-vol2 p. 12, StAnthonlin p. 32, Annys BUmar-vol1 p. 26; 1587 Agnes BUmar-vol2 p. 117, bruton-vol1 p. 8, Agnys BUmar-vol2 p. 117, Annis BEmar-vol1 p. 12, DEmar-vol2 p. 14; 1588 Agnes BUmar-vol2 p. 64, StAnthonlin p. 33, bruton-vol1 p. 8; 1588/9 Annis BEmar-vol1 p. 13; 1588 Annis DEmar-vol2 p. 16; 1589 Agnes BEmar-vol2 p. 54, BUmar-vol2 p. 65, CAmar-vol1 p. 4, DEmar-vol2 p. 17, StAnthonlin p. 33, bruton-vol1 p. 9, Agnis CAmar-vol1 p. 130, Angnes bruton-vol1 p. 49, Annis BEmar-vol1 p. 13, DEmar-vol2 p. 19; 1590 Agnes BEmar-vol2 p. 96, DEmar-vol1 p. 86, bruton-vol1 p. 9, Annis BEmar-vol1 p. 14, DEmar-vol2 p. 21; 1591 Agnes BEmar-vol2 p. 130, BUmar-vol2 p. 65, CAmar-vol1 p. 130, DEmar-vol2 p. 24, OrpingtonKe p. 8, bruton-vol1 p. 9, Agnis HAmar-vol9 p. 116, Agnys BEmar-vol2 p. 3, Anes ibid. p. 3, Annis BEmar-vol1 p. 14, COmar-vol2 p. 23, DEmar-vol2 p. 22, StAnthonlin p. 35; 1592 Agnes BEmar-vol2 p. 31, BUmar-vol2 p. 141, BUmar-vol9 p. 8, CAmar-vol1 p. 5, DEmar-vol1 p. 86, bruton-vol1 p. 10, Annis BEmar-vol1 p. 15, BEmar-vol2 p. 96, DEmar-vol2 p. 24, Annys BUmar-vol1 p. 27; 1593 Agnes BUmar-vol2 p. 65, BUmar-vol9 p. 8, CAmar-vol1 p. 5, DEmar-vol1 p. 86, DEmar-vol2 p. 27, bruton-vol1 p. 10, Agnys BEmar-vol2 p. 4, Annes OrpingtonKe p. 9, Annis BEmar-vol1 p. 14, DEmar-vol2 p. 26, Annys BUmar-vol1 p. 27; 1594 Agnes BEmar-vol2 p. 4, DEmar-vol1 p. 87, bruton-vol1 p. 10, Annes BEmar-vol2 p. 131, Annis BEmar-vol1 p. 16, COmar-vol2 p. 24; 1595 Agne DEmar-vol1 p. 87, Agnes BUmar-vol9 p. 9, CAmar-vol1 p. 5, DEmar-vol2 p. 30; 1595/6 Agnes HAmar-vol9 p. 51; 1595 Agnes bruton-vol1 p. 54, Angnes ibid. p. 54, Annis BEmar-vol1 p. 16, DEmar-vol2 p. 31, Annys BUmar-vol1 p. 27; 1596 Agnes BEmar-vol2 p. 31, BUmar-vol2 p. 66, DEmar-vol2 p. 34, HAmar-vol9 p. 93, StAnthonlin p. 37, bruton-vol1 p. 55; 1597 Agnes CAmar-vol1 p. 6, COmar-vol2 p. 102, DEmar-vol2 p. 36, bruton-vol1 p. 55, Annis BEmar-vol1 p. 16, DEmar-vol2 p. 36, Annys COmar-vol2 p. 72; 1598 Agnes BEmar-vol2 p. 96, BUmar-vol2 p. 142, BUmar-vol9 p. 10, DEmar-vol2 p. 37, SaxhamSf p. 40, bruton-vol1 p. 11, Agnys BEmar-vol2 p. 4, Annes StAnthonlin p. 39, Annis ibid. p. 39; 1599 Agnes BUmar-vol1 p. 18, BUmar-vol2 p. 66, BUmar-vol9 p. 10, CAmar-vol1 p. 6, DEmar-vol1 p. 88, DEmar-vol2 p. 40, HAmar-vol9 p. 140, bruton-vol1 p. 57, Agneta DU-DSMMar, Agnys BUmar-vol2 p. 118, Annes StAnthonlin p. 39

France

Latin: ● 1030 Agnes (nom) StVdM-II 712; 1047 Agnes (nom) CartNDSaintes I, Agnete (abl) ibid. II, Agnetis (gen) ibid. I; 1049 Agnes (nom) ibid. III; 1060 Agnetis (gen) ibid. XIX; 1061 Agnes (nom) ibid. IV, Agnete (abl) ibid. IV; 1067 Agnes (nom) ibid. XI, Agnete (abl) ibid. XII, Agnetis (gen) ibid. XII; 1095 Agnes (nom) ibid. V; 1115 Agnes (nom) CartNDJosaphat V; 1131 Agnes (nom) CartNDSaintes XXIII, Agnete (abl) ibid. XXII, Agnetis (gen) ibid. XXIII; 1138x62 Agnete (abl) clairvaux-12thc 62; 1141 Agneti (abl) CartNDSaintes VII; 1146 Agneti (dat) ibid. VIII; 1147 Agnes (abl) clairvaux-12thc 14, (nom) CartNDSaintes XXV, Agnetis (gen) clairvaux-12thc 17; 1148 Agnes (nom) CartNDSaintes XXIV; 1152x56 Agnes (nom) clairvaux-12thc 31; 1153 Agneti (dat) CartNDSaintes IX; 1163–64 Agnete (abl) clairvaux-12thc 106; 1164 Agnes (nom) ibid. 124, Agnete (abl) ibid. 120; 1166 Agnes (nom) ibid. 129; 1167 Agneti (dat) CartNDSaintes X; 1170 Agnetis (gen) clairvaux-12thc 137; 1173 Agnes (nom) ibid. 157; 1179 Agnes (nom) ibid. 177, Agneta (abl) ibid. 178, Agnete (abl) ibid. 177; 1180 Agnete (abl) RotScaNor p. 10; 1201 Agnes (nom) CartNDdOurscamp LXI; 1207 Agnete (abl) ibid. CXXIX; 1209 Agnes (nom) ibid. LII; 1224 Agnes (nom) CartAub; 1258 Agnes (nom) ArrestReg-volI XXVI, pluribus; 1301 Agne (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 230, Agnelis (gen) ibid. p. 224, Agnes (nom) ibid. p. 203, Agnetis (gen) ibid. p. 200
Old French: ● 1296 Agnés paris1296 p. 4; 1313 Agnes Paris1313 p. 2; 1327 Agnès MemDocMan-2 p. 185; ◑ 1296 Agnesot paris1296 p. 11; 1313 Anesot Paris1313 p. 2
Middle French: ● 1423 Agnés favier 226; ◑ 1421 Agnesot favier 16; 1423 Agnesot ibid. 188

Germany

Latin: ● 1059 Agnetis (gen) quix-vol1 48; 1221 Agnetis (gen) hennes-vol1 59
Early New High German: ● 1405 Agnes (nom) mairhofer DCLXXIX; 1417 Agnes (nom) ibid. DCCV; 1497 Agnes Nurn1497 69, Angnes ibid. 254

Hungary

Latin: ● 1308 agneti (dat) Slíz p. 15; 1339 Agnetem (acc) ibid. p. 15
Hungarian: ● 1303 Aglenth Slíz p. 15; 1327 Aglent ibid. p. 15; ◑ 1323 Agna Slíz p. 15

Italy

Latin: ● 1265x1339 Anexia (nom) BBC-Berg 14; 1348 Agnes (nom) INP 13

Latvia

Middle Low German: ● 1516 Agnete Mettig1892 p. 7; 1523 Agnese Arbusow p. 99

Scotland

Scots: ● 1543 Agnes PGB; 1546 Agnes ibid.; 1565 Agnes ibid.; 1573 Agnes ibid.; 1578 Agnes ibid.; 1582 Agnes ibid.; 1594 Agnes ibid.

Spain

Latin: ● 1488 Agnes (nom) carbonell p. 23; 1489 Agnes (nom) ibid. p. 34; 1490 Agnes (nom) ibid. p. 47; 1491 Agnes (nom) ibid. p. 64
Catalan: ● 1510 Agnes valencia1510 3512

Switzerland

Latin: ● 1218 Agnes (nom) CartHaut 35; 1220 Agnes (nom) ibid. 36; 14thCx1478 Agnes (nom) Ob-SPVn (13), Agnex (nom) ibid. (110); ◑ 1300 Agnelleta (nom) Ob-SPVn (170); 14thCx1478 Agnelleta (nom) ibid. (92)

Cite as: G. Grim, R. Le Get, N. Shiel, M. Slíz, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Agnes". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Agnes.