Which of these girl names??

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Our baby is only a few days old. We had a list of names pre-birth and we’ve got it down to two. Husband has a slight preference for one, but is happy with either. I really can’t decide. Would be interested to know what people think.

The two names are Agatha or Guinevere. And yes, would properly get shortened to Aggie or Guinie.

Thanks.

I slightly prefer Agatha, though Guinevere is perfectly good also.
Just out of interest, have you seen this blog about the name?
namenookdotcom.wordpress.com/2011/07/31/pick-of-the-week-guinevere/

Guinevere.
I like Agatha but not Aggie.

Agatha is a lovely name, very elegant and classy. She won't have problems with people struggling to pronounce and spell it.

Guinevere. It's miles better imo.

Agatha is such a harsh sounding name.

Agatha for me.

Guinevere. Unusual and romantic.

Agatha is very classic and quite international but I agree with PP that the sound is quite harsh. So, good if you want a strong, bold name.

I had a favourite aunt called Aggie so I love love love it. I would have liked an Agatha

Agatha. It was in my last 2 names for one of my DDs, we went with the other only because it sounded better with our choice of middle name.

But actually she hated it being shortened to Aggie!

Aggie means aggressive round here so I wouldn't use Agatha for that alone.

Yes - Aggie is very close to aggro to me. Although I like Taggie as a nn (is that Jilly Collins?).

Guinevere is pretty but sounds quite 'try-hard' to me - and Gwinnea as a nn is always going to make people think Gwyneth.

Some other good ideas above, also Dorothy possibly?

Cooper! Not Collins, obvs 🙄

Or... Tabitha?

I prefer Agatha.

Both nice, I prefer Guinevere

Guinevere.

Agatha. Even better Agnes

Would you consider Agnes? I think it is prettier sounding than Agatha

I much prefer Guinevere, but if you like both equally and your husband has a preference, why not just go with his preference? Or wait and see if one suits her better when she arrives?

I know a Gwinnie and have always felt sorry for her with that name. And hers isn’t even short for Guinevere, who is obviously a terrible namesake.
But Aggie is even worse! It’s slang for aggressive/aggravated.

I prefer Agatha, because I really dislike the Gw- sound. Guinevere, Gwendolyn, Gwilym, Gwyneth etc. are all unappealing to me. Why not keep both on your list and see if one suits her better when she arrives?

Agatha

Guinevere, by a mile!

And she gets this song.

Agatha. To me, Guinevere conjures up images of hairy parents who spend their weekends at Arthurian re-enactments, living under canvas, eating chicken legs off wooden plates and not showering.

I liked Agatha for dd2 but went with something different in the end. Wes Anderson's Hotel film, I forget the name, has Saoirse Ronan as an Agatha. Also Christie of course. I think it's rather elegant.