Agnes - fab or drab?

[delilah88]

What do you think of this one?

Fab!

yes Corygal! I suppose the double-bind is that nobody thinks their little darling could not be beautiful!

The two don't sound at all the same, but it's true that you would need to be careful when writing it! :o Still, who writes by hand these days?

Not so keen on Agnes, but love version Ines (see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Ines)

Agnes... it's a good name and it's probably going to be very popular in 5 years.

Fab, and ahead of the curve.

I don't like it at all. I like a lot of the old fashioned names but this just isn't a very attractive name. That's only my opinion.

Yes love it, agree it's going to be very 'in' in a few years though so bear that in mind if you're looking for a more unusual name...

I don't mind it but I don't like Aggie at all.

Nun's name, sorry.

I like it and Aggie is cute. I like the french pronunciation too Ann-yes but spelt same so would always be called Agnes. might be tricky with an s surname though.

Drab sorry, and to me it doesn't come across as being ahead of the curve, just not a lovely sounding name. Think it is much nicer in the non-English versions (French and Spanish as mentioned above), if you have any connection to those?

Lovely

Drab. One at DS school - she is the butt of all jokes!

Drab. Bound to be Aggie which is dire.

It will be this baby's middle name if it's a girl, but only because I'll be naming her after my mother. And my mother HATES her name.

It's interesting that all the people with that name hate it / got teased. Maybe it appeals to us, but I guess if I'm honest I'm glad I'm not called it. What kind of names do you think people really love being called? Do you think it's just super-feminine names like Rose?

Fab!

Why name her after your mother if your mother hates it?! I wouldn't use my mother's name, even as a middle name-my mother has always hated it-similar era to Elsie, Doris and Winifred.

Why not ask your mother to choose a name that she would have liked to be called-or is her mother's name any better?

Senga........in Scotland. Even worse.
When we were little we called all old ladies "Aggie and Nellie"

Senga is a truly terrible name.

Fab it was on my list bit I was put off by the nn Aggie

Fab

Agree with FloggingMolly, nun's name.

Totally fab! Paul Bettany and his wife have an Agnes Lark!