The baby name Agnija is a Girl name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced AHG-nee-yah.
The baby name Agnija is a girl name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced AHG-nee-yah.
Agnija is Greek, Latvian, Sanskrit, Serbian in Origin.
Agnija has two unrelated etymological paths. In Sanskrit, agnija, feminine agnijā, is a compound of agní, fire, and the suffix -ja, born or produced, from the verbal root jan, to beget; its literal sense is born of fire. In European usage, Agnija is a Latvian, Serbian, and Macedonian form of Agnes, traced to Greek Hagnē, a feminine name built on hagnós, pure or chaste.
The Sanskrit form belongs to Hindu naming vocabulary shaped by Vedic ritual language, where Agni is the fire deity and sacrificial fire. The Agnes line spread through Christian Europe through Saint Agnes of Rome, giving variants such as Agnese, Agnieszka, Inés, and Inez. Agnija is most characteristic in Latvia and parts of the South Slavic Orthodox sphere; in India it is rarer and usually interpreted through Sanskrit rather than the saint’s name.
Agnija is an uncommon pick. There are only 18 recorded uses of it in our data, from 7 countries.
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LT | 0 | #88 | 1 | 949 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #185 | 10 | 1,904 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #328 | 2 | 7,429 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
Agnija is popular in 7 countries — most recent births per country:
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