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Agatha and Agnes

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17caterpillars1mouse · 14/04/2021 20:24

What are your thoughts on Agatha and Agnes. Maybe Aggie as a nn for either

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elfran · 15/04/2021 12:23

I like Agatha but love Agnes - it was on the list for my 6-week old daughter (we ended up going with an even more marmite and equally "harsh-sounding" name that is probably hated on MN 😆). I don't mind Aggie but I'd have probably tried to stick with the full name had we gone with it.

I don't really understand the current trend of all girls names having to sound soft and pretty! It's led to an over abundance of princess names and L-heavy names that blend into each other. I think an Agatha or Agnes would be refreshing at a nursery these days!

MyHolyWine · 15/04/2021 09:04

I love Agnes, I think it’s a beautiful name. I hate Agatha, I find it really ugly. And I really dislike Aggie for the same reason. I quite like Agathe though, which is the French (pronounced A - gat) which you could spell Agate, which is then the stone, not the saint’s name, but easier for English speakers to pronounce right!

VenusClapTrap · 15/04/2021 08:28

I like both. Agnes is my favourite though. I wouldn’t shorten either.

IdblowJonSnow · 14/04/2021 22:38

Sorry, # I'm not sure. ^

HoppingPavlova · 14/04/2021 22:38

Love them both with the preference for Agatha. Was my number 1 pick but DH didn’t like which has caused me nearly 20 years of wishing I could have had my way. Love the nickname Aggie also (although culturally for us it would morph to Ags pretty quickly once high school hit.... as that’s what we tend to do to names hereHmm).

Edenember · 14/04/2021 22:37

Prefer Agnes - it’s lovely.

IdblowJonSnow · 14/04/2021 22:36

I do like Agnes but I'm not anyone other than a super cool girl could carry it off.

AnnaSW1 · 14/04/2021 22:32

I like the name Agatha but hate aggy and it would 99% of the time revert to that which doesn't have a positive meaning.

Nellle · 14/04/2021 22:17

Love them both, particularly Agnes.

dotdotdotdash · 14/04/2021 22:17

Yes @GreyhoundG1rl, I would. I'm guessing you would prefer to be called Snotty?

Saltyslug · 14/04/2021 22:17

Agnes with nn ness or nessy

GreyhoundG1rl · 14/04/2021 22:13

I really hate diminutives. Would you like to be called Ottie? Confused

dotdotdotdash · 14/04/2021 22:05

Or Ottilie, Ottie for short

dotdotdotdash · 14/04/2021 22:04

I think they are both too 'Victorian maiden aunt'. What about Anya or Odile or Edith?

KoalaOok · 14/04/2021 21:59

Agnes as a middle name if named after a relative.

CoffeeRunner · 14/04/2021 21:59

Absolutely dreadful.

M0rT · 14/04/2021 21:55

I like Agatha, I think the aggie for aggressive is probably where you are. I have never heard it, they say agro around here.

ThursdayLastWeek · 14/04/2021 21:51

It was Agatha all along!

(Wandavision)

GreyhoundG1rl · 14/04/2021 21:51

They're both awful, and Aggie as a nickname is even worse!! Seriously, Aggie? Such an unpleasant sound.

lemonsyellow · 14/04/2021 21:49

I like Agnes particularly but Aggie is awful.

DotDotDotDotDot · 14/04/2021 21:43

Sorry I think they’re both awful, they’re very harsh sounding. As pp mentioned Aggie is slang for aggravated/upset. I’m not that cool by the way, my teenage cousin keeps me up to date with the current lingo, she’s very amusing. Have you got any other ideas? I think Ines is French/Spanish/Portuguese for Agnes which sounds lovely to me.

Sturmundcalm · 14/04/2021 21:31

Think they're probably about to both get a lot more popular due to Wandavision... I prefer Agnes although probably wouldn't pick either personally.

AnyaMoondial · 14/04/2021 21:30

I absolutely love Agatha.

Really like Agnes too.

May2021Mummy · 14/04/2021 21:29

I like both the names but not the nickname

emvy · 14/04/2021 21:28

Well it seems I’m in the minority but I like both of these! Not sure about Aggy as a nn though.