Agneta (also spelt Agnete, Agnetha, or Agnethe) is a Scandinavian variant of the feminine given name Agnes. It was derived from

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power ...

and is the

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attached form of Agnes.

Notable people

Agneta

Agneta Andersson Agneta Monica Andersson (born 25 April 1961 in Karlskoga, Örebro County) is a former Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the early 1980s to the late 1990s. Competing in five Summer Olympics, she won seven medals with three gold (K-1 500 m: ...

(born 1961), Swedish canoer *

Agneta Berliner Agneta Berliner, born in 1958, is a Swedish politician of the Liberal People's Party. She has been a member of the Riksdag since 2006. External links Agneta Berlinerat the Riksdag The Riksdag (, ; also sv, riksdagen or ''Sveriges riks ...

(born 1958), Swedish politician *

Agneta Bolme Börjefors Agneta Bolme Börjefors (26 April 1941 – 11 August 2008) was a Swedish television presenter, television producer and royal reporter for Sveriges Television. Agneta Bolme was born in Stockholm, Sweden. Her brother, Tomas Bolme, is a Swedish actor. ...

(1941–2008), Swedish television presenter *

Agneta Börjesson Karin Agneta Börjesson (born 1957) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Green Party, she represented Halland County between October 2010 and September 2018. Börjesson is the daugh ...

(born 1957), Swedish politician *

Agneta Eckemyr Agneta Marie-Anne Eckemyr (2 July 1950 – 29 December 2018) was a Swedish actress, model and clothing designer. Biography Eckemyr was born in Karlsborg in the county of Västra Götaland. She started modelling at a young age, and moved to Ne ...

(1950-2018), Swedish actress * Agneta Eriksson (born 1965), Swedish swimmer *

Agnetha Fältskog Agneta Åse Fältskog (born 5 April 1950), known as Agnetha Fältskog (), is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and musician. She first achieved success in Sweden with the release of her 1968 self-titled debut album. She later achieved internatio ...

(born 1950), Swedish singer and

ABBA ABBA ( , , formerly named Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid or Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida) are a Swedish supergroup formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The grou ...

member *

Agneta Frieberg Agneta Marianne Bengtsdotter Frieberg (2 June 1945 – 10 May 1971) was a Swedish fashion model and activist. She was known for her extensive editorial and commercial appearances throughout the 1960s, resulting in a decade-long career under the ...

(1945–1971), Swedish fashion model * Agneta Gille (born 1956), Swedish politician *

Agneta de Graeff van Polsbroek Agneta de Graeff van Polsbroek (Amsterdam, 10 November 1603 – 3 or 4 March 1656), was a patrician woman from the Dutch Golden Age. She became known as the mother-in-law of Johan de Witt. Biography Agneta was born as the oldest daughter of ...

(1603–1656), Dutch patrician *

Agneta Horn Agneta Horn (18 August 1629 – 18 March 1672) was a Swedish writer born to noble parents and a military father. She traveled a great deal throughout Europe in her lifetime as a result of living in a military family and later marrying another s ...

(1628–1672), Swedish writer * Agneta Lindskog (born 1953), Swedish luger * Agneta Lundberg (born 1947), Swedish politician *

Agneta Luttropp Vera Agneta Luttropp (born 1945) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Green Party, she represented Västmanland County Västmanland County ( sv, Västmanlands län) is a county or ...

(born 1945), Swedish politician *

Agneta Marell Agneta Marell (born 1964 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is professor in Business Administration and since 2010, Deputy vice-chancellor for external relations and innovation at Umeå University in northern Sweden. Between 2004 and 2007, she was the De ...

(born 1964), Swedish professor *

Agneta Matthes Agneta Wilhelmina Johanna van Marken-Matthes (4 October 1847 – 5 October 1909) was a Dutch entrepreneur. She and her husband were involved in the manufacture of yeast throughout their lives, and were engaged in the co-operative movement, t ...

(1847–1909), Dutch entrepreneur * Agneta Mårtensson (born 1961), Swedish swimmer * Agneta Månsson, Swedish skier *

Agneta Pleijel Agneta Pleijel (born 1940) is a Swedish novelist, poet, playwright, journalist and literary critic. Among her plays are ''Ordning härskar i Berlin'' from 1979. Among her novels are ''Vindspejare'' from 1987 and ''Drottningens chirurg'' from 200 ...

(born 1940), Swedish novelist *

Agneta Prytz Agneta Prytz (15 December 1916 – 4 July 2008) was a Swedish movie and stage actress who appeared in thirty-six films over the course of her career. Prytz was the wife of Swedish director, Gösta Folke. Prytz was born Ingrid Agneta Prytz on 15 ...

(1916–2008), Swedish actress *

Agneta Ringman Agneta Ringman, born 1949, is a Swedish social democratic politician. She was a member of the Riksdag from 1994 to 2006. External linksAgneta Ringmanat the Riksdag The Riksdag (, ; also sv, riksdagen or ''Sveriges riksdag'' ) is the leg ...

(born 1949), Swedish politician *

Agneta Sjödin Agneta Sjödin (born 20 July 1967 in Norrbo, Hudiksvall, Sweden) is a Swedish television presenter and personality of the Swedish television channel TV4. She presented the first two seasons of the popular show '' Let's Dance'' with David Helleni ...

(born 1967), Swedish television presenter * Agneta Willeken (1497–1562), German mistress

Agnete

* Agnete Bræstrup (1909–1992), Danish physician * Agnete Carlsen (born 1971), Norwegian footballer * Agnethe Davidsen (1947–2007), Greenlandic politician * Agnete Friis (writer) (born 1974), Danish writer *

Agnete Friis (badminton) Agnete Friis (married name Varn) is a former Danish badminton player. She became Danish Champion in the women's singles in 1941 and 1944 and nine times in women's doubles from 1941–1958. She played for the national team until the end of the 1950 ...

, Danish badminton player * Agnete Hegelund (born 1988), Danish fashion model *

Agnete Hoy Agnete Hoy (2 November 1914 – 1 April 2000), also known as Anita Hoy, is an English artist potter who managed successfully to create a bridge between industrial ceramics and work of the studio potters. Having studied in Copenhagen she went on t ...

(1914–2000), English potter *

Agnete Johnsen Agnete Kristin Johnsen (born 4 July 1994), also known as Agnete Saba, or simply Agnete, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. Johnsen is best known for being the lead singer of the Norwegian teen punk band The BlackSheeps. She represented Norway i ...

(born 1994), Norwegian singer and songwriter * Agnete Laustsen (1935–2018), Danish politician * Agnete Olsen (1909–1997), Danish swimmer

Other

* Agnetapark, a park in

Delft Delft () is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam, to the southeast, and The Hague, to the northwest. Together with them, it is part of both the Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan ...

, Netherlands

References

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