Agnes

American  

[ag-nis] / ˈæg nɪs /

noun

1. Saint, a.d. 292?–304?, Roman Catholic child martyr.

2. a first name: from a Greek word meaning “chaste.”

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Agnes British  

/ ˈæɡnɪs /

noun

1. Saint. ?292–?304 _ad , Christian child martyr under Diocletian. Feast day: Jan 21

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Example Sentences

A lapse in judgment has sent the previously infallible industry visionary, with Agnes in tow, into self-imposed, self-described exile on Maui, where the Hopkinses have built a showstopper of a house.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“The reason China chose Hungary over Poland or Czechia was the friendship factor,” says Agnes Szunomar, who heads the Institute of Global Studies at Corvinus University of Budapest.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

"People across Lebanon were holding their breath for a ceasefire agreement, but a wave of deadly strikes plunged the country into panic and chaos," said Agnes Dhur, the ICRC's head of delegation in Lebanon.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Halliday: It actually didn’t impact the story that much because in very many ways, Agnes and Daisy are sisters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Agnes from the chicken company wrote me a scary letter earlier, so I decided I’d better get prepared, just in case.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones