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Where does “Inesa” come from?

Inesa (Latvian) comes from Latvian Inese, from Spanish Inés, from French Agnès, from Latin Agnes, from Ancient Greek Ἁγνή, from Ancient Greek ἁγνός, from Ancient Greek ἁγνεία, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̔γνός.

Ancestry of “Inesa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianIneseInez
2SpanishInés—
3FrenchAgnès—
4LatinAgnes—
5Ancient GreekἉγνήpure, chaste
6Ancient Greekἁγνόςpure, chaste; holy, sacred; purifying
7Ancient Greekἁγνείαpurity, chastity; purification, cleansing
8Ancient Greekᾰ̔γνός—
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