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[Facts] Anezka?
A friend of mine just announced that she's naming her baby girl (due the day before my daughter!) Anezka Renee. I believe it's Russian in origin (not sure) since most of the other names that she considered were Russian- but I really can't be sure. Any ideas on what it means, and where it comes from?
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Annezka?
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Somehow it reminds me of...AgnieszkaEdited to hyperlink the name

This message was edited 11/9/2004, 12:30 PM

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It is a form of Agnes.After doing some searching I found out that it is Czech in origin, meaning "pure." It is an ethnic variant of Agniezka, though. Thanks!
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Just being pedantic - the actual meaning of Agnes / Agnieszka / Anezka is "chaste" rather than "pure" (very similar, but a slight difference in meaning!)My grandfather grew up in Czechoslovakia :-)
edited because I can't spell Agnieszka!

This message was edited 11/9/2004, 3:36 PM

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LOL...It was listed as both, and when I wrote that I was having a brainfart and couldn't remember the other word, haha. Thanks :)
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:-D
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It could be a Slavic diminutive form of Anna or Angelica - not sure of the exact orign, though.

This message was edited 11/9/2004, 9:03 AM

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