Ines

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Italian, Portuguese, Slovene and Croatian variation of Agnes

"pure, virginal"

Ines Origin and Meaning

The name Ines is a girl's name of Portuguese origin meaning "pure, virginal".

This form of Agnes, Ines has always been popular since the true story of the thwarted lovers Queen Ines of Castro and King Peter of Portugal. This has to be one of the most heartbreaking and bloody true romances in history!

Prince Peter fell in love with the beautiful and lovely Ines, but their relationship was forbidden by his father King Afonso. Peter (who had been married) became a widow and planned to marry Ines, but this too was disallowed. When Peter followed her into exile, Afonso ordered Ines to be murdered in front of her own child. Distraught, Peter hunted her murderers down and ripped the hearts out of their bodies, claiming they did not have any hearts. When he later came to the throne, Peter made Ines his queen, exhumed her body and made the court vow allegiance to her.

In 2025, this historically royal name became new once again as Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden chose it for their Princess Ines. In the US, Ines achieved new prominence after actors Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds named their second daughter Inez -- which is the Spanish spelling.

Ines Rank in US Top 1000

# 929 in the US

Ines Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 175 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Ines

• 175 Nameberry 2025
• 579 Unique 2023
• 578 England 2023
• 482 Germany 2016
• 35 Spain 2023
• 322 Mexico 2021
• 27 Sweden 2024
• 69 Belgium 2019
• 143 Poland 2020
• 92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2022

20 Names Similar to Ines

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Ines.

• Blythe
• Alma
• Mavis
• Paloma
• Enid
• Cecily
• Inez
• Guilette
• Leonie
• Margaux
• Verity
• Orla
• Cosette
• Millicent
• Ida
• Petra
• Ingrid
• Sabine
• Winona
• Odette

Famous People Named Ines

• Ines de Castro posthumous Queen consort of Peter I of Portugal
• Inés María Mendoza 1st First Lady of Puerto Rico; wife of Governor Luis Muñoz
• Ines Sastre Spanish model & actress
• Inés Suárez Spanish female conquistador
• Ines De La Fressange French model and fashion designer
• Ines Torelli Swiss comedienne
• Ines Papert German mountain climber
• Inese Galante Latvian operatic soprano
• Inés Ayala Spanish MEP
• Inés Ferrer Suárez Spanish tennis player
• Ines Putri Miss Indonesia 2012
• Inés Efron Argentine actress
• Ines Pellegrini Eritrean,Italian actress
• Inés Palombo Argentine actress
• Inés Gaviria Colombian singer
• (María) Inés Rivero Argentine model
• Eda Ines Etti, Estonian pop singer
• María Inés Guerra Mexican TV host and singer
• Juana Ines de la Cruz Mexican writer
• Ines Granger (b. 2002) daughter of Australian chef Bill Granger
• Ines Sophia Niarchos (b. 1995) daughter of Daphne Guinness and Spyros Niarchos
• Inès Philippine Alexia Krusbæk (b. 2011) great,great,great,granddaughter of Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg
• Ines Cudna (b. 1984) Polish adult model colleague of fellow Polish model Ewa Sonnet
• Princess Ines Marie Lilian Silvia of Sweden, Duchess of Västerbotten (born 2025) daughter of Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, Duke of Värmland and Princess Sofia of Sweden, Duchess of Värmland

The name Ines in Pop Culture

• Ines Serrano character in Jean,Paul Sartre's "No Exit"
• Ines character in a Byron poem
• Ines Sofia Vergara's character in the movie "Chef" (2014)
• "Ines of My Soul " novel by Isabel Allende about Ines Suarez

International Variations of the name Ines

• Annys Greek
• Ynes Spanish
• Ynez Spanish
• Ynesita Spanish
• Inesita Spanish
• Annis Greek