Agnes vs Astrid?

[NorseMum]

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Which girls name is nicest: Agnes or Astrid?

Both awful

Astrid.

There ms a beautiful lady called Astrid in Homeland reminds me of her.

Agnes. But I'm American...I wouldn't put ass at the start of any child's name!

I think Astrid is a fantastic name.
(the "ass" at the beginning wouldn't really be an issue because we don't generally as "ass" as a rude word in the UK - we say "arse")

I love Astrid.

Agnes feels a little harder in the mouth, like a boiled sweet, while Astrid is sparkly and fizzes.
As a norse mum (snap) you'll get the lovely r and d sounds too.

Agnes is a housemaid or a nun - Lamb Of God.

Astrid is what Andrea tells everyone her name was when she moves to a new city and wants to be fey B and interesting, once she realises she can’t quite pull off Star.

Agnes is a beautiful name

But even if that was true (and due to Americanisms being so popular, especially amongst the young, I don't really think it is), 'ass' still means donkey.

It's pretty rare to hear "ass" for Donkey.
People on these threads do seem to enjoy making really dubious and random links to what a name could possibly be shortened too when in reality it's highly unlikely to actually happen.

Of the two names Agnes and Astrid I would choose Astrid.
Agnes and it's nn Aggie just doesn't do it for me.

I think Agnes is making a come back. I’ve seen that name at our school in younger primary.

I really like Agnes but Astrid is less marmite and also great.. so I’d go with that.

Or Agatha?

Agnes is horrible, it's very blunt and harsh. My name is also like that and I would much rather have had a softer name.
My Nanny was called that, she would be 115 now and she hated it and went by her middle name.

Agnes is plain unattractive to me, and Astrid always makes me think of custard so I dislike both, sorry!

Not keen on either really

Of the two I prefer Astrid, but I know a little girl called Astrid and don’t think it suits her at all! Plus it makes me think of Asterix AND starts with ‘ass’.

I think Agnes is lovely, the traditional nickname in Scotland is Senga. Surprised at the hate for it on here. I know two younger Astrids.

Do you like..
Mary Agnes
Aster

I dislike Agnes, it's that ''ag' sound, really harsh. But I actually prefer Agatha to Agnes, and that's saying something! I understand the French pronunciation of Agnes is much softer.

I like Astrid, it has a cool Scandi vibe and makes me think of stars. The related name Asta is nice too, but unfortunately problematic in the UK because of the supermarket Asda!

No to both

Agnes has an old lady vibe

Astrid is a lovely name

I don't think posters realise how Agnes sounds in Scandinavian countries, it's much softer and just not the same as what you think, and lots of kids have the name. Secondly, how modern Agnes is starting to sound now to people in their 20s and 30s even in the UK.
Don't worry about what a few people think, OP, who can only hear the old schoolmarm name Agnes. Both names are lovely.

'Agnes gets shortened to 'Nessie' or 'Aggie'.
Both awful.

Both beautiful names. Look up their meanings and origin, so that you have all the information. And then choose the one that resonates more.

I gave my kids names and my mother didn’t like but I didn’t care and named them as they were born. Literally. They were the names I picked, at least to me so you do you and you won’t regret it. Your kids, your names and they kind of do live up to their names.