Baby name
REVIVING
🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇸🇪 Inez
/ee · NEZ/
Meaning
“Pure or holy”
Spanish and Portuguese form of Agnes, from Greek 'hagne' meaning pure or holy; the Spanish form became widely used internationally through the 19th-century vogue for Spanish-inflected names.
Nicknames
ines
Vibe
strongplayful
How it ages.
Elegant and international; currently rising in the US and UK as a sleek alternative to Agnes.
The cultural moment.
Rising in the US since 2015; also gaining in the UK as part of the vintage revival.