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Ag⋅nes

  [ag-nis]
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–noun
1. Saint, a.d. 292?–304?, Roman Catholic child martyr.
2. a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “chaste.”
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Ag·nes   (āg'nĭs)   
Roman Christian who, according to tradition, was martyred as a virgin at the age of 13. She is the patron saint of young girls.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Agnes 
fem. proper name, 1160, from O.Fr., from Gk. Hagne "pure, chaste," from fem. of hagnos "holy." St. Agnes, martyred 303 C.E., is patron saint of young girls, hence the folk connection of St. Agnes' Eve (Jan. 20-21) with love divinations.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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