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Anezka?
by Melilot (lissy)
11/9/2004, 5:00 AM
A friend of mine just announced that she's naming her baby girl (due the day before my daughter!) Anezka Renee. I believe it's Russian in origin (not sure) since most of the other names that she considered were Russian- but I really can't be sure. Any ideas on what it means, and where it comes from?
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- Pavlos (guest)
11/10/2004, 5:54 AM
Annezka?
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- Ivayla   +4
11/9/2004, 12:29 PM
Somehow it reminds me of...AgnieszkaEdited to hyperlink the name

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- Melilot (guest)   +3
11/9/2004, 3:32 PM
It is a form of Agnes.After doing some searching I found out that it is Czech in origin, meaning "pure." It is an ethnic variant of Agniezka, though. Thanks!
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- Chrisell   +2
11/9/2004, 3:35 PM
Just being pedantic - the actual meaning of Agnes / Agnieszka / Anezka is "chaste" rather than "pure" (very similar, but a slight difference in meaning!)My grandfather grew up in Czechoslovakia :-)
edited because I can't spell Agnieszka!

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- Melilot (guest)   +1
11/9/2004, 6:35 PM
LOL...It was listed as both, and when I wrote that I was having a brainfart and couldn't remember the other word, haha. Thanks :)
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- Chrisell
11/9/2004, 7:09 PM
:-D
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- Caprice
11/9/2004, 9:02 AM
It could be a Slavic diminutive form of Anna or Angelica - not sure of the exact orign, though.

This message was edited 11/9/2004, 9:03 AM

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