Agneta

Swedish

Etymology

Latin diminutive form of Agnes. First recorded in Sweden in 1397. Cognate with Danish Agnete.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aŋ²neːta/

Proper noun

Agneta c (genitive Agnetas)

  1. A female given name.

References
  • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
  • Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 34 617 females with the given name Agneta living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1950s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
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