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Inés

Meaning

Means "pure", "chaste".

Origin and History

  • · From Greek hagne, "pure, chaste", though it has also traditionally been linked, by sound, to Latin agnus, "lamb". Saint Agnes was a 4th-century Roman martyr.
  • · That association with the lamb (a symbol of purity) meant her feast day came to include the blessing of lambs in Rome.

Traits and personality

In Pythagorean numerology, I and R are initials of the number 9: it's read as humanitarian and mature in outlook, attentive to what others are going through. This is a numerology reading, not an exact science — character is shaped by life, not by a name.

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