Inez
Appearance
Pronunciation | /iːˈnɛz/, /aɪˈnɛθ/ |
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Gender | Female or Male |
Language(s) | Spanish, Portuguese, French |
Origin | |
Meaning | "holy" ,"pure","virginal" |
Other names | |
Related names | Agnes |
Inez is an American spelling of the Spanish and Portuguese name Inés/Inês, the forms of the given name "Agnes". The name is pronounced as /iːˈnɛz/, /aɪˈnɛz/, or /aɪˈnɛθ/.
Agnes is a woman's given name, which derives from the Greek word hagnē, meaning "pure" or "holy". The Latinized form of the Greek name is Hagnes, the feminine form of Hagnos, meaning "chaste" or "sacred".
People
- Inez Andrews
- Inez Courtney
- Inez Fabbri
- Inez Foxx
- Inez Harper
- Inez Hogan
- Inez Haynes Irwin
- Inez Milholland
- Inez Plummer
- Inez Tenenbaum
- Inez Turner
- Inez van Lamsweerde
- Inez Voyce
Characters
- Inez from Cyberchase
- Inez Salinger from the American soap opera One Life to Live
- Inez, the character played by Rachel McAdams (Midnight in Paris)
- Inez, the character played by Lumi Cavazos (Bottle Rocket)
- Little Inez Stubbs, the character played by Taylor Parks from Hairspray (2007)
- Inez Wong, the mother of Amy Wong on the TV series Futurama.
- The Groovy Girls doll line, by Manhattan Toy, features a doll named Inez.