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I like Agnes, but prefer it as a mn.

I love Agnes, it's absolutely beautiful, similar to Alice but with a firmer sound. Aggie is okay, but really not my style. I makes me think too much about Texas A & M University. Nessa is a pretty nn though.

I lobe both Agnes and Aggie. The lamb imagery is very appealing to me. (Yes, yes, I know that it's real meaning is chaste. But it is so closely associated with lambs in my mind.) But if you're not sold on Agnes, there's always Agatha, Aglaia, or Augusta / Augustina. Or, to go really far out on a limb, how about Inez, a variant of Agnes?

I love it!

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Sadly, DH does not. It would be third or fourth on my list of using though anyway.

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If you love Aggie but aren't sure about Agnes, what about Agatha?

Love it!

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it is so classic and elegant to me. It is also my confirmation name although I prefer Agnes "Nessa or Nessie".

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Agnes Arabella
Agnes Josefina
Agnes Luciana
Agnes Penelope
Agnes Tatiana
Agnes Elodie
Agnes Eliora
Agnes Diana
Agnes Viola
Agnes Georgiana

Sounds like an old lady name to me.

I completely adore Agnes but not Aggie. Aggie makes me think of cows and farms. Agnes, nn Nessa would be the way I go. I can't get my other half on board though, so it's not something I can use. :(

Agnes is a name I used to think was horrifically ugly but now like, for better or for worse. It's a little old-fashioned, but at the same time pretty in a quirky sort of way. I really don't like Aggie. Where I'm from that's what we call people from a certain university.

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Taking mns from you pnl...
Agnes Adeline
Agnes Amabel
Agnes Amelie
Agnes Bethan
Agnes Blythe
Agnes Calanthe
Agnes Claire
Agnes Corine
Agnes Elizabeth
Agnes Evangeline
Agnes Evelia
Agnes Fleur
Agnes Florence
Agnes Frey
Agnes Irene
Agnes Isabelle
Agnes Joy
Agnes Mae
Agnes Mirabelle
Agnes Olivia
Agnes Opal
Agnes Paisley
Agnes Rosalie
Agnes Rosamund
Agnes Ruth

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Any you like?

Hideous.
It's not that it's an "old" name, I just find the sound repulsive.
And if Miley is "smiley" without the s...
Aggie must be "gaggy" without the g. Or saggy. Or baggy. etc....
Just unattractive associations all around.
Sorry.

Dislike it very much....

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I just don't care for the Ag- sound. Some combos you might like

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Agnes Eloise
Agnes Odette
Agnes Indira

I really like Agnes. It's such a sweet name but I don't like the pronounciation with a hard G. I say it like Ang-nes (no hard G) and I think it makes it softer and nicer sounding. Aggie is ok but I think Agnes is so much better and it doesn't really need a nn.

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Agnes Sophia
Agnes Cecilia
Agnes Marie
Agnes Catherine
Agnes Louisa

Agnes is one of those what I call, "retro-hip" names, that is making a comeback. But not every old name deserves a comeback, and, in my opinion, Agnes, along with Gladys is one of those names that should stay in the past.

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These names are like Abigail. My reason for disliking them is that I personally find them unattractive to the ear. And that's it. There's no in-depth analysis for why I hate Abigail, Agnes, and Gladys, I just find them plain ugly sounding.

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So I guess I'm no help in helping you like the name. There are other "retro-hip" names I currently like, but I'm not sure if I'll like them long-term, therefore I'm hesitant to use them on a real kid:

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Cora
Mabel
Millicent
Nora

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If I were you, I would ask myself, "Will I like this name down the road or will I have buyer's remorse?" That can be a difficult question to answer. But if you a confident you will like Agnes long-term, then I say go for it, regardless of my opinion.

Sorry - like Agatha, it makes me think of "old hag".

I adore it so much

I don't care for Agnes. It sounds very old, but not classic. I very much dislike the sound. There is nothing pretty about the name.

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I knew one Agnes in college. She's about my age, 26. She was a tramp-ish, but definitely not hot. All the guys called her cow-Agnes or Angus.

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I'd much prefer Agatha to Agnes.

I don't like Agnes at all but I love Aggie. I prefer it as a nn for Agatha. I think Agatha is very sweet :)

Agnes is one of my all-time favorite names, period. But I'm just the opposite of you: I love Agnes, but hate the NN Aggie... perhaps because I'm from Texas, and there are two types of Texans: University of Texas (UT) fans, and Agriculture & Mechanics (A&M) fans. A&M fans are called Aggies, and have loooong been the butt of bad jokes. So maybe that's why I don't like Aggie. Also it sounds sort of "gaggy" to me for some reason. I don't like the NN Ness, either, so I've written off Agnes.

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But if you love Aggie, go for it! Agnes is a lovely name. I first loved it when I read it in 'The Thorn Birds' by Colleen McCullough. It was the name of the main character's favorite doll as a child, and she named it that because it was the only name she could think of lovely and elegant enough for her beautiful doll. :-)

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Some MNs I like with Agnes (keeping in mind I adore pairing vowels with vowels):

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Elena
Ophelia
Yvaine
Elaida (eh-LY-duh)
Odessa
Marina
Lucine
Joanna
Elisabeth
Eliana
Domenica

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M.