Anezka as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Anezka

What is the meaning of the name Anezka ?

The baby name Anezka is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈaɲɛʒka/ (approx. "AH-nyesh-kah" or "AH-NEZH-kah").

Anezka is Czech in Origin.

Anezka (Czech Anežka, pronounced roughly “ah-NEZH-kah”) is the Czech form of Agnes, ultimately from Greek Hagnē, meaning “pure” or “chaste.” It entered Central Europe via Latin Agnes in Christian usage. Although often linked in imagery to the lamb (Latin agnus) through St. Agnes’s iconography, that association is folk etymology rather than the true root.

The name flourished in medieval Bohemia, sustained by the cult of St. Agnes of Bohemia (Anežka Česká, 1211–1282), a Přemyslid princess and Poor Clares founder; her 1989 canonization helped renew interest. Today it remains familiar in the Czech Republic and neighboring regions. Orthographic variants include Anežka (with háček) and Anezka (without diacritics). Related forms span Agnes (English), Agnès (French), Ágnes (Hungarian), Agnieszka (Polish), Agnese (Italian/Latvian), and Inés/Inês/Inez/Ínez in Iberian languages; Slovene Neža and the diminutive Nežka are closely allied.