Agnieszka
Agnieszka is the Polish equivalent of the forename Agnes. The moniker Agnieszka has its roots in the Greek name Agnes, which translates to "pure" or "chaste." It gained popularity in Poland in the Middle Ages and has remained a common name for Polish girls ever since. In Polish, the name is pronounced as "ahg-NYESH-kah," and it is frequently abbreviated as "Aga", "Agniesia", "Agusia", "Agula" for convenience.(not: Neszka, Agnuszka, Agniszka)[1]
People[change | change source]
- Agnieszka Arnold, Polish documentary filmmaker
- Agnieszka Baranowska (1819–1890), Polish playwright and poet
- Agnieszka Bednarek (born 1986), international Polish volleyball player
- Agnieszka Brustman (born 1962), female Polish chess master
- Agnieszka Brzezańska (born 1972), artist based in Warsaw
- Agnieszka Brugger (born 1985), German politician
- Agnieszka Chylińska (born 1976), Polish rock singer and columnist
- Agnieszka Domańska (born 1970), Polish ice dancer
- Agnieszka Dowbor-Muśnicka (1919–1940), Polish WWII resistance fighter
- Agnieszka Duczmal (born 1946), Polish conductor
- Agnieszka Dulej (born 1983), Polish ice dancer
- Agnieszka Dygant (born 1973), Polish actress
- Agnieszka Graff (born 1970), Polish writer, translator, publicist, feminist and activist
- Agnieszka Holland (born 1948), Polish film and TV director and screenwriter
- Agnieszka Karpiesiuk (born 1982), Polish track and field sprinter
- Agnieszka Kołakowska (born 1960), Polish philosopher, philologist, translator and essayist
- Agnieszka Kotlarska (1970–1996), the first Polish winner of the Miss International beauty pageant
- Agnieszka Niedźwiedź (born 1995), Polish mixed martial artist
- Agnieszka Osiecka (1936–1997), Polish poet, lyricist, and journalist
- Agnieszka Pachałko, the second Polish winner of the Miss International pageant
- Agnieszka Perepeczko (born 1942), actress now living in Australia
- Agnieszka Pilchowa (born 1888), one of the most famous Polish clairvoyants
- Agnieszka Pogroszewska (born 1977), Polish hammer thrower
- Agnieszka Radwańska (born 1989), WTA Tour top 10 Polish tennis player
- Agnieszka Siwek (born 1962), Polish track and field sprinter
- Agnieszka Truskolaska (1755–1831), Polish actress, opera singer and theatre director
- Agnieszka Włodarczyk (born 1980), Polish actress and singer
- Agnieszka Warchulska (born 1972), Polish actress
- Agnieszka Wieszczek (born 1983), Polish female freestyle wrestler
- Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo, filmmaker and writer
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Agnieszka name Meaning and Origin". babys.name. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
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