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
ablative case attached form of Agnes.
Notable people
Agneta
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Agneta Andersson (born 1961), Swedish canoer
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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
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Agneta Bolme Börjefors (1941–2008), Swedish television presenter
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Agneta Börjesson (born 1957), Swedish politician
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Agneta Eckemyr (1950-2018), Swedish actress
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Agneta Eriksson (born 1965), Swedish swimmer
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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
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Agneta Frieberg (1945–1971), Swedish fashion model
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Agneta Gille (born 1956), Swedish politician
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Agneta de Graeff van Polsbroek (1603–1656), Dutch
patrician
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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
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Agneta Lindskog (born 1953), Swedish luger
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Agneta Lundberg (born 1947), Swedish politician
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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
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Agneta Marell (born 1964), Swedish professor
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Agneta Matthes (1847–1909), Dutch entrepreneur
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Agneta Mårtensson (born 1961), Swedish swimmer
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Agneta Månsson, Swedish skier
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Agneta Pleijel (born 1940), Swedish novelist
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Agneta Prytz (1916–2008), Swedish actress
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Agneta Ringman (born 1949), Swedish politician
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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
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Agneta Willeken (1497–1562), German mistress
Agnete
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Agnete Bræstrup (1909–1992), Danish physician
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Agnete Carlsen (born 1971), Norwegian footballer
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Agnethe Davidsen (1947–2007), Greenlandic politician
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Agnete Friis (writer) (born 1974), Danish writer
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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
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Agnete Hegelund
Agnete Hegelund Hansen (born 10 March 1988) is a Danish fashion model. She has modeled in fashion shows for designers Burberry Prorsum, Christian Lacroix, Diane von Fürstenberg, Dolce & Gabbana, Givenchy, Marni, among others.
Modeling career ...
(born 1988), Danish fashion model
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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
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Agnete Johnsen (born 1994), Norwegian singer and songwriter
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Agnete Laustsen (1935–2018), Danish politician
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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 ( or .; da, København ) is the capital ...
(1909–1997), Danish swimmer
Other
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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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Swedish feminine given names
Scandinavian feminine given names
Latin words and phrases