Inessa
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning pure or holy; possibly from Agnes.
Inessa by the numbers
Inessa was given to 25 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 36 babies in 2005, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Agnes
Like Inessa, each of these traces back to Agnes: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Ansonson of Agnes293 in the US (2017)
- Agnespure; chaste; from Greek hagnos79 in England and Wales (2025)
- Inezpure, chaste; Spanish form of Agnes86 in the US (2017)
- Nessaa form of Vanessa or Agnes; not pure17 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nestapure; a form of Nesta or Agnes5 in the US (2017)
- Nessiepure or holy; diminutive of Agnes3 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Inessa. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean holiness
Like Inessa, each of these has holiness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Arianavery holy; form of Ariadne3,870 in the US (2017)
- Ariannamost holy; form of Ariadne3,264 in the US (2017)
- Isabelledevoted to God; form of Elizabeth814 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sydneywide meadow or saint Denis2,047 in the US (2017)
- Trinitythe holy trinity or three in one1,864 in the US (2017)
- Izabelladevoted to God; variant of Isabella1,220 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean purity
Like Inessa, each of these has purity in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Inessa
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