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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
1SpanishInés—
2FrenchAgnès—
3LatinAgnes—
4Ancient GreekἉγνήpure, chaste
5Ancient Greekἁγνόςpure, chaste; holy, sacred; purifying
6Ancient Greekἁγνείαpurity, chastity; purification, cleansing
7Ancient Greekᾰ̔γνός—

Words derived from “Inez”

  • Inez
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