Where does “Inez” come from?

Inez is the English form of Portuguese Inês, from French Agnès, from Ancient Greek Ἁγνή, derived from ἁγνός meaning pure or chaste, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁yaǵ-.

Ancestry of “Inez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishInésthe letter I in the Spanish spelling alphabet
2FrenchAgnès
3LatinAgnes
4Ancient GreekἉγνήpure, chaste
5Ancient Greekἁγνόςpure, chaste; holy, sacred; purifying
6Ancient Greekἁγνείαpurity, chastity; purification, cleansing
7Ancient Greekᾰ̔γνός

Words derived from “Inez

Every word from Ancient Greek ᾰ̔γνόςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἁγνείαEvery word from Ancient Greek ἁγνός