What do you think of the name AGNES?

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I love the name Agnes, but is it too old-fashioned and fusty? Will it cause ridicule in the playground?

It's horrible imho.

LOve it (but not Aggie)

Agnes, maybe. But never, for the love of GOD Senga.

I'm quite surprised at the mainly positive response (although opinions do seem a little polarised).
I do prefer the French pronunciation, and like the look of it when written with the grave accent, but feel it might be a little pretentious as a first name since we are not French - I think we could get away with it as a middle name. But it's harder to find names that fit with it then, as most of the other girl's names I like end in "a".

Maybe we'll have a boy

don't like it at all
how about Ines/Inez instead?

FWIW I prefer the French version of Agnes which is spelt Ines (pronounced An'nes) it sounds softer and prettier

Don't like Aggie, though. And you can't stop it happening!

I think it's horrible.

I like the French pronouciation but not the English

Anis is 'old' english for Agnes. Just to add a twist

Quite like Anis but think it is too unusual ie nobody will know how to spell it, everyone will say "pardon?" when she tells them her name. I think Ines/Inez is too obviously not British too.

By the way I also hate Aggie, not really a fan of shortening names at all (mine has a v obvious shortening that I never answer to) My daughter also has quite a long name with a well known short form, when I say her name people always ask "Oh, do you call her/ shorten it to X?" To which my reply is "No, whyever would I do that?"

Hi! So my name is actually Agnes and it's never been something that I've been teased for. I myself think that it's a pretty nice name. Where I live the name is actually quite common. In my old middle school I think there was about three other girls named Agnes. I personally think Aggie sounds ugly and wouldn't want to be called that. A short for Agnes that i think sounds a little prettier is Nes/Ness, it has a similar sound to Tess or Jess.

I dont like it sorry. It doesnt sound a very pretty name to me.

I think it’s ugly sorry. I don’t like how it sounds. Aggie is awful.

To harsh sounding to me.

Love it! Love Aggie too It conjures up romantic country images for me.

Love it

ZOMBIE THREAD!
Come on this kid is almost 10!! I'm pretty sure the OP isnt still debating her name!!!

Ten year old Aggie is in the playground wearing her pinny and rollers and yelling at the other kids to keep the noise down.

Agnes is truly horrible, sorry OP you did ask.

I like Anice. Met a lovely baby Ada this week. The name really suited her.u

Hate sorry

Come on guys, you're being very rude to 9-year-old Agnes

I like it a lot and I can't imagine it raising so much as an eyebrow in the playground.