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name
A female given name originating as a coinage, of mainly Scottish usage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A female ned.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, derogatory, offensive, slang
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noun
An ethnic tribe of Zambia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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History
The name was relatively common in West Central Scotland until the 1980s, and is sometimes said to derive from Agnes.
