Agnes is one of the most historically venerated Christian baby girl names, meaning pure, holy, and chaste — a name that has been carried with honour by saints, queens, and faithful Christian women for over seventeen centuries. Saint Agnes of Rome was a thirteen-year-old Christian martyr who refused to deny her faith or compromise her purity in the early fourth century, and who is venerated as one of the most beloved martyrs of the early Church. Her name has been cherished ever since as a symbol of Christian courage, purity, and the willingness to stand firm in faith even in the face of the greatest cost. The name is also famously associated with Saint Teresa of Calcutta — Mother Teresa — whose baptismal name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. An Indian Christian child named Agnes carries the extraordinary legacy of one of history’s most admired women of faith and compassion.