Agnes & Agnus - Yay or Nay?

[Teethingpainagain]

Am I the only one that find these names terrible?

Does this “Agn” start reminds you of the words angry & ugly somehow merged into one word which apparently is a name ?!

Plus that my tongue is partially strangled….

Sorry I meant Agnes & Angus , not Agnus

Well, I like both of those names, so I guess I don't agree with you.

I like them too. Also Agnes starts with Ag and Angus starts with An so it doesn't make sense!

I personally am not really keen on Agnes, but only because it is "an old lady name" to me. I suspect it fits right in with so many other "old lady names" used in recent years.

Angus is nothing like it though. I quite like it, although would probably only use if I were Scottish. It would get a bit waring people asking you about your Scottish heritage if you didn't have any.

No, they don't. I like both names.

I find them having such a harsh sounding!

A friend chose one the two for their DC and I felt so sorry for it…

I literally can’t think of a name with a more harsh, unfriendly sounding!

Maybe Seth could go into the league as well, which sounds like Harry Potter speaks snake language…

I don't like Agnes but I like Angus.

Reminds me of Mrs brown boys

I thought you were suggesting twin names, in which case it's a hard no.

As individual names, they're fine. If people have chosen them for their DC they must like them so hopefully your dislike was discreet!

Is the teething pain keeping you up at night and making you irritable?

Each to their own.
I like Angus but not Agnes .
I don't like names that sound like a noise .. josh..Seth..

I agree. Awful names xx

I don’t like either but I do like Magnus, which has a similar sound to Angus & Agnes. Weird that I don’t like either of them!

I don’t agree that Seth is harsh though, I find it a really gentle name. I wanted it for DS but couldn’t use it because in my area Seth becomes Seff, Beth is Beff etc. And that would annoy me every day.

Lord, from the title I thought you were proposing to have two kids named this 😐

Thankfully not!

I don't like Agnes much, but Angus is OKish

I like Agnes, Angus and Seth.
Wouldn't life be dull if we all liked the same things?

Must all names be pretty and twinkly?

I don't like Agnes but love Angus. In lrish Agnes is called Una..pronounced Oonagh and love that name.

I love Angus, unfortunately I have no Scottish heritage so it would be strange to use it. Agnes isn’t my taste but I don’t like old lady names.

Saying you feel sorry for your friends baby because they have one of those names though is a bit ridiculous. Says a lot about you as a person, I feel sorry for your friend.

I like both. I don't find them angry or ugly.

I do think it's weird to start a thread just to slate the names though!

If someone's reading this and your DC have either name, I think they're lovely!

Both awful soz

I agree with you OP - also on the dislike of Seth.
I think Angus is softer than Agnes but still both have a negative reaction with me.

I know popular names are slated on here a lot and having spent time on naming boards like this I do find I'm bored of names like Sophia, Olivia, Isla etc but then I'd much much rather be Sophia L than solitary Agnes, and I think the average girl would feel the same.

I'm also glad you're not planning on naming your twins or children those two names 😂which is what i thought when i saw the title.

I really like both names.

Not angry or ugly at all. I like them both.
Angus = a Celtic young man god of love
Agnes = chaste. Not a bad virtue. Also associated with a smiliar sounding word meaning lamb (so gentle, pretty etc)

Traditionally, in many parts of Scotland Agnes is pronounced 'Annis'.

I thought you were naming siblings.
Both names are fine. Not keen on Seth, mainly because of Seth Armstrong.