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 languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...

and is the

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attached form of Agnes.

Notable people

Agneta

Agneta Andersson Agneta Monica Andersson (25 April 1961 – 8 October 2023) was a 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: 1984, K-2 500 m: 19 ...

(born 1961), Swedish canoer * Agneta Berliner (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 (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 "Agnetha" Fältskog (; born 5 April 1950) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and a former member of the pop group ABBA. She first achieved success in Sweden with the release of her 1968 Agnetha Fältskog (album), self-titled debut alb ...

(born 1950), Swedish singer and

ABBA ABBA ( ) were a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. They are one of the most popular and successful musical groups of all time, and are one of the List ...

member * Agneta Frieberg (1945–1971), Swedish fashion model * Agneta Gille (born 1956), Swedish politician * Agneta de Graeff van Polsbroek (1603–1656), Dutch patrician * Agneta Horn (1628–1672), Swedish writer *

Agneta Lindskog Agneta Lindskog (born 25 April 1953) is a Swedish luger who competed during the late 1970s and early 1980s. She won the silver medal in the women's singles event at the 1976 FIL European Luge Championships in Hammarstrand, Sweden. Lindsk ...

(born 1953), Swedish luger * Agneta Lundberg (born 1947), Swedish politician * Agneta Luttropp (born 1945), Swedish politician * Agneta Marell (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 History of the co-operati ...

(1847–1909), Dutch entrepreneur *

Agneta Mårtensson Ulla Agneta Linnéa Mårtensson (born 31 July 1961) is a Swedish former freestyle swimmer. She won a silver medal in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow along with Carina Ljungdahl, Tina Gustafsson and Agneta Eri ...

(born 1961), Swedish swimmer *

Agneta Månsson Agneta Månsson is a Swedish ski orienteering competitor. At the World Ski Orienteering Championships in 1975 she won a silver medal in the individual contest, behind winner Sinikka Kukkonen, and a silver medal in the relay with the Swe ...

, Swedish skier *

Agneta Pleijel Agneta Pleijel (born 1940, in Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban ...

(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 or , ) is the parliament and the parliamentary ...

(born 1949), Swedish politician *

Agneta Sjödin Agneta Sjödin (born 20 July 1967) 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 Hellenius. Early life She was born ...

(born 1967), Swedish television presenter *

Agneta Willeken Agneta Willeken (c. 1497-1562) was the lover of the German mercenary Marcus Meyer, one of the most notable participators of the Count's Feud. She was pointed out as a political participator on the side of Lübeck Lübeck (; or ; Latin: ), o ...

(1497–1562), German mistress

Agnete

Agnete Bræstrup Agnete Bræstrup (7 October 1909 – 11 July 1992) was a Danish physician A physician, medical practitioner (British English), medical doctor, or simply doctor is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promot ...

(1909–1992), Danish physician *

Agnete Carlsen Agnete Synnøve Carlsen (born 15 January 1971) is a former Norwegian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. With the Norway women's national team, Carlsen won the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup and an Olympic bronze medal in 1996 ...

(born 1971), Norwegian footballer *

Agnethe Davidsen Agnethe Davidsen (29 August 1947 – 25 November 2007) was a Greenlandic judge who was the first female minister (government), government minister in Greenland and only the second female mayor of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, where she was may ...

(1947–2007), Greenlandic politician * Agnete Friis (writer) (born 1974), Danish writer * Agnete Friis (badminton), Danish badminton player * Agnete Hegelund (born 1988), Danish fashion model * Agnete Hoy (1914–2000), English potter *

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

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

Agnete Olsen Agnete Olsen (later Granholm, 22 December 1909 – 13 September 1997) was a Danish freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics. She was born in Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city ...

(1909–1997), Danish swimmer

Other

* Agnetapark, a park in

Delft Delft () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam, to the southeast, ...

, Netherlands

References

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