# Agnew

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈæɡ.nu/ · frequency rank #35,176

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A placename, from the surname:
3. A placename, from the surname:
4. A placename, from the surname:
5. A placename, from the surname:
6. A placename, from the surname:
7. A placename, from the surname:

## Etymology
Two possible origins:
* Scottish habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Agneaux, in Normandy.
* Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gnímh (“descendant of Gníomh”), a byname from gníomh (“action, deed, act”).

## Easily confused with
- **Anne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agnew-vs-anne)
- **anew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agnew-vs-anew)
- **Arne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agnew-vs-arne)
- **agree** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agnew-vs-agree)
- **annex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agnew-vs-annex)
- **apnea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agnew-vs-apnea)
- **askew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agnew-vs-askew)
- **age** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/age-vs-agnew)
- **ages** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ages-vs-agnew)
- **aged** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aged-vs-agnew)
- **acne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acne-vs-agnew)
- **Agnes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agnes-vs-agnew)
- **Abner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abner-vs-agnew)

## Common misspellings (7)
`agenw`, `aggnew`, `agneww`, `agnnew`, `agnwe`, `angew`, `ganew`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/agnew