Annys as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Annys

What is the meaning of the name Annys ?

The baby name Annys is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈænɪs/ (AN-iss).

Annys is English in Origin.

Annys is a medieval English and Scots feminine form corresponding to Annis, itself a vernacular of Agnes. Ultimately from Greek Hagnē, it conveys the sense “pure, chaste” and gained wide use through devotion to the 4th‑century martyr Saint Agnes. Spellings such as Annys, Annes, and Annice appear in 14th–16th‑century parish rolls across England and Scotland, with later pockets of survival in Cornwall and Wales before fading in the 19th century.

Variants and related forms include Annis, Annice/Annise, and Annie, with international cognates Agnes (English), Agnès (French), Inés/Inês/Ines (Spanish/Portuguese/Italian), Inez (Anglicized), and Agnieszka (Polish). Diminutives like Ness/Nessie or Ina occur in older records. The spelling Annys is sometimes reinterpreted today as an Ann‑based choice, linking it visually with Ann/Anna (from Hebrew Channah, “grace”), but its historical root remains the Agnes family.