Names Like Agnes — Find Similar Baby Names
Agnes is a 5-letter Greek girls' name meaning “"Pure; Virginal." Variants Include Ag, Agafi, Agafia, Agafon, Aggi, Aggie, Ag...”. This page collects 123 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Agnese and Abner, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -nes like Ines and Ynes, and names sharing the “virginal” concept like Tahirah and Virgena.
For the full Agnes profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Agnes page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Agnes
24 baby names that differ from Agnes by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agnese | 1 | Spanish Form Of Agnes Pure | Spanish | Female |
| Abner | 2 | Father Of Light | Hebrew | Male |
| Adne | 2 | Eagle | German | Male |
| Adney | 2 | Lives On The Noble's Island | English | Male |
| Aeneas | 2 | Praiseworthy | Greek | Male |
| Age | 2 | Ancestors AESIR,AEGIR | English | Male |
| Ager | 2 | Gatherer | Basque | Male |
| Agneta | 2 | Pure | Danish | Female |
| Agneya | 2 | Son Of Agni | Indian | Male |
| Aase | 3 | Tree-Covered Mountain AEGILEIF | English | Female |
| Abbas | 3 | Lion | Arabic | Male |
| Abbey | 3 | My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife D... | Hebrew | Female |
| Abdel | 3 | Servant | Arabic | Male |
| Abeer | 3 | Fragrance. | Arabic | Female |
| Abel | 3 | Breath | Hebrew | Male |
| Abey | 3 | Omaha Name Meaning " Leaf." | Native American | Female |
| Abiel | 3 | My Father Is God | Hebrew | Male |
| Able | 3 | Exhalation Of Breath. The Second Son Of Adam In The Bible. The Vari... | Hebrew | Male |
| Ace | 3 | Unity | Anglo | Male |
| Acel | 3 | Adherent Of A Nobleman | French | Male |
| Acey | 3 | Unity | Anglo | Male |
| Acis | 3 | Myth Name (Lover Of Galatea) | Greek | Male |
| Acker | 3 | From The Oak Tree | English | Male |
| Acwel | 3 | Kills | Anglo | Male |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Agnes’s Greek origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abdera | From Abdera | Female |
| Abderus | Myth Name (A Friend Of Hercules) | Male |
| Absyrtus | Myth Name (Brother Of Medea) | Male |
| Abydos | From Abydos | Male |
| Acantha | Thorn | Female |
| Acastus | Myth Name (An Argonaut) | Male |
| Acestes | Myth Name | Male |
| Achates | Myth Name (Companion Of Aeneas) | Male |
| Achelous | Myth Name (A River God) | Male |
| Acheron | Myth Name (River Of Woe) | Male |
| Achilles | Lipless | Male |
| Acis | Myth Name (Lover Of Galatea) | Male |
| Aconteus | Myth Name | Male |
| Acrisius | Myth Name (Grandfather Of Perseus) | Male |
| Acteon | Myth Name (A Hunter Torn Apart By His Own Dogs) | Male |
| Adelpha | "Dear Sister."Variants Include Adelphe And Adelphie. | Female |
| Admeta | Myth Name (From A Tale Of Hercules) | Female |
| Admetus | Myth Name (A King Of Pherae) | Male |
| Adrastus | Myth Name (One Of The Attackers In "The Seven Against Thebes") | Male |
| Adrial | Male | |
| Aeacus | Myth Name (Grandfather Of Achilles) | Male |
| Aeaea | Myth Name (Island Of Circe) | Female |
| Aedon | Myth Name (Daughter Of Pandareos) | Female |
| Aeetes | Myth Name (Medea's Father) | Male |
5-Letter A-Names Like Agnes
24 names that share Agnes's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Agnes's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Agnes
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Agnes.
Names That Rhyme with Agnes
18 baby names that share Agnes's last 3 letters — -nes. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ines | Meek. Chaste. Variant Of Agnes. | Spanish | Female |
| Ynes | Chaste. Variant Of Agnes. | French | Female |
| Benes | Czechoslovakian For Benedict (Blessed) | Czechoslovakian | Male |
| Innes | From Innes | Scottish | Male |
| Menes | Name Of A King | Egyptian | Male |
| Byrnes | Son Of Byrne | English | Male |
| Gesnes | Meaning Unknown | Arthurian | Male |
| Ionnes | Gift From God | Hebrew | Male |
| Jannes | Gift From God | Hebrew | Male |
| Lyones | Wife Of Gareth | Arthurian | Female |
| Vannes | Grain Fans | English | Male |
| Giannes | Gift From God | Hebrew | Male |
| Anlicnes | "Image."Variant, Anlicnisse, Exists. | Anglo | Female |
| Eadignes | "Bliss." | Anglo | Female |
| Johannes | German Form Of John | German | Male |
| Macinnes | Son Of The Unique Choice | Scottish | Male |
| Cebriones | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Psusennes | Name Of A Pharaoh | Egyptian | Male |
Names That Start Like Agnes
6 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Agnes — Agn-. Good for parents who like Agnes's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.