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♂ Innes (boy)
What does Innes mean?
Innes 
as a boys' name (also used as girls' name Innes) is of Scottish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Innes is "island". Place name from inis, the name of a barony in Moray. This name can also be a phonetic spelling of the Gaelic pronunciation of Angus.
ENDS WITH -es
Variations
VARIANTS Ennis, Ines, Inness, Innis, Inniss
RELATION VIA ANGUS Anngus
FEMININE FORM Ennis
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Ignes, ..
(female) Inis, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Innes Ledger (I.L.), ..
How popular is Innes?
Innes is an uncommonly occurring given name for males but a very prominent last name for all people (#10714 out of 150436, Top 7%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Innes reached its apex position of #85 in Scotland in 2018. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular varying forms of Innes are Angus (#1813 FROM RECENT DATA) and Ennis. Adoption of these forms of Innes was well-received 138 years ago and has become significantly less since.
Similar Names
Innes is alike in pronunciation to Aeneas, Aenneas, Aineas, Aineis, Ainneas, Eneas, Enis, Enneas, Enneis, Enneiss, Enos▼, Ioanis, Ioannis, Yannis and Yonas. Other recommended sound-alike names are Dennes, Ennes, Hannes, Ince, Inge, Inver, Ioannes, Ives and Jones. Like Innes, these names are not frequently used.
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