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12-30-2012 at 7:24 PM
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WDYT of Agnes?

Agnes was my great-grandmother's name. My entire life, I thought it sounded so ugly and old-fashioned (kind of like Agatha, JMO) but it seems to be becoming more stylish lately.

 What do you guys think about it? DH is not a fan - which I think is funny because he loves Eloise, and I think the two would be such a cute sibset!
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12-30-2012 at 7:27 PM
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I think it is terrible, sorry. There are many beautiful old-fashioned names, but to me, Agnes isn't one of them. 
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12-30-2012 at 7:29 PM
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Agnes is a name in my family also, my great grandmother was Celia Agnes and her mother was Agnes, and I WANT to love it but for some reason I think of beef, Angus beef or haggis or a cat's name, I do not know why, I have a sister who's name is Eloise and her nickname is Ellie. Good luck.
 
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12-30-2012 at 7:33 PM
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I like it. I don't think it's ugly at all.
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12-30-2012 at 7:37 PM
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I don't like it.  Sounds harsh.  Much prefer Eloise which sounds more feminine.
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I'm on the fence with this one. Sometimes I feel it crosses the old lady line into dusty, smelly old lady. Other times, I think it has a kind of sweet charm to it. 

I think if it had a cute nn to go with it, I would feel the love a lot more often.  
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Personally, I don't like it. You could honor her with a nn "Aggie". Just an idea! HTH! Btw I like Eloise too.
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I don't know about nicknames, actually. I think Agnes is kind of sophisticated on its own. I actually really dislike the nn Aggie - my name is Maggie, too, so that'd be confusing. Nessie is kind of cute, but it reminds me of the Loch Ness monster...

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12-30-2012 at 7:42 PM
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It reminds me of old people and sounds a little harsh for a baby/small child.  I think it would make a nice middle name since it has family meaning.
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12-30-2012 at 7:46 PM
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I really dislike it, it sounds ugly to me.
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MrsG0074:
It reminds me of old people and sounds a little harsh for a baby/small child.  I think it would make a nice middle name since it has family meaning.
 

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I don't like it at all. Since it has family significance, using it as a MN would be fine, but I really dislike it for a FN.

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Really dislike Agnes, but I think Eloise is beautiful.
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I want to like it but I don't, sorry.
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I agree that it sounds dignified (but I love nn Aggie, too).

I think it would sound lovely in a double name like Mary Agnes.

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I really like it and have for years. 

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I like the old fashion names some are really beautiful. I like the name personally I think of Agnes von kurowsky from the Ernest Hemingway's Farewell to Arms
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I love the name Agnes.  DH hates "old lady names"  and would never be on board with it. 

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I find it ugly and old fashioned like Agatha Smile

I agree with you that it's making something of a comeback, though, and perhaps my opinion will eventually change. 

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12-30-2012 at 9:40 PM
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I actually like Agatha better (makes me think of Agatha Christie), but both are nms.
 
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12-30-2012 at 10:37 PM
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I'm in the same boat, it was my g-g-ma's name too and only in the past few years have I fallen in love with it. DH doesn't hate it, but I don't think he really likes it enough to use it. We'll see. :)
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I really don't like it. I think it's because Hollywood uses it as a fat girl name . I know that's terrible to connect it with, but it's what pops in my head.
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MrsJ723:
I think it is terrible, sorry. There are many beautiful old-fashioned names, but to me, Agnes isn't one of them. 

This, sorry. There are some lovely older classic names, but Agnes does absolutely nothing for me.
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I really like it. But I love most 'old lady' names. Also it reminds me of the little girl in Despicable Me. It's so fluffy I could die!!! I also loved the other girls' names, Margot and Edith.
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I like both Agnes and Agatha.
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I really love Agnes but DH hates it! I think it's a very polarizing name.
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Also it reminds me of the little girl in Despicable Me. It's so fluffy I could die!!! I also loved the other girls' names, Margot and Edith.

 

I love everything about that movie.

I used to think Agnes was old fashioned as well, but when you say Agnes now, I imagine an Scandinavian, blonde, cutting edge musician/model. I don't know if that's what I'd want for my child though.
 
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Emmakins87:

Agnes is a name in my family also, my great grandmother was Celia Agnes and her mother was Agnes, and I WANT to love it but for some reason I think of beef, Angus beef or haggis or a cat's name, I do not know why, I have a sister who's name is Eloise and her nickname is Ellie. Good luck.

So this,  It is my Grandma's name and DH's Grandma, but I will not even be giving it as a middle name.
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