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HelpAgnes or Matilda?
Which do you prefer?
..and yes, Agnes Matilda is an excellent combo...but for this, you have to choose one or the other :)
..and yes, Agnes Matilda is an excellent combo...but for this, you have to choose one or the other :)
This message was edited 4/3/2010, 8:32 AM
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Ahhh, this is so tough!
Agnes and Matilda are both so beautiful...I would use both of them in a heartbeat. I think I slightly prefer Matilda though ATM...especially on an actual child since so many people think Agnes is "stuffy".
Agnes and Matilda are both so beautiful...I would use both of them in a heartbeat. I think I slightly prefer Matilda though ATM...especially on an actual child since so many people think Agnes is "stuffy".
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Agnes!
Matilda is becoming too common too fast, I fear, and is perhaps losing some of its charm.
Matilda is becoming too common too fast, I fear, and is perhaps losing some of its charm.
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Matilda
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Matilda
But I like Agnes, too.
But I like Agnes, too.
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Matilda.
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Matilda. I do really like both, but I think Agnes isn't quite ready for a comeback yet.
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I like both of them equally, but today Matilda probably wins by a whisker because the nn possibilities are a bit better.
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Matilda
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Matilda, most definitely. It used to be my #1 favourite for girls, and is still on my overall Top 10 list, kind of in the GP corner of that. It's such a cute, frilly, kind of flowery name, and I love it, although it's kind of difficult for me to picture it on a grown woman.
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Agnes for sure. Matilda sounds a bit harsh, while Agnes is softer and more friendly-sounding.
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Matilda
If it were between Matilda and Agatha, I'd go with Agatha, but I do like Matilda a smidge more than Agnes.
If it were between Matilda and Agatha, I'd go with Agatha, but I do like Matilda a smidge more than Agnes.
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Matilda
I think Agnes is a quintessentially ugly English language name and for good reason. Its sound has no appeal to me. I don't tend to like -es or -is endings, and the "ag" leaves me with the impression of an ugly, whiny personality. Not necessarily for the person who carries it, but that the name's personality is ugly and whiny, if you follow.
I think at some point I've heard Agnes parodied or mocked in some fashion as Fagnes. It's one of those things that I recall every time I see the name. That's a whole other angle of ugliness that I'd rather be without as well. So for me it's aesthetics plus to some extent association, although the aesthetics would have been enough to kill it in their own right.
A digression: while I'm not a huge fan necessarily, I don't mind some of the variants of Agnes like Agnetha or Agnessa. Going with "ahg" over an "ag" and rounding it out with a sound at the end to soften the thing gives it more appeal to me.
I like Matilda. I know it's super on trend right now but I think the sound is pleasant, it has a friendly feel, and it has a number of nicknames that I think range from tolerable to likable (Matty, Tilda, Tilly, etc).
I think Agnes is a quintessentially ugly English language name and for good reason. Its sound has no appeal to me. I don't tend to like -es or -is endings, and the "ag" leaves me with the impression of an ugly, whiny personality. Not necessarily for the person who carries it, but that the name's personality is ugly and whiny, if you follow.
I think at some point I've heard Agnes parodied or mocked in some fashion as Fagnes. It's one of those things that I recall every time I see the name. That's a whole other angle of ugliness that I'd rather be without as well. So for me it's aesthetics plus to some extent association, although the aesthetics would have been enough to kill it in their own right.
A digression: while I'm not a huge fan necessarily, I don't mind some of the variants of Agnes like Agnetha or Agnessa. Going with "ahg" over an "ag" and rounding it out with a sound at the end to soften the thing gives it more appeal to me.
I like Matilda. I know it's super on trend right now but I think the sound is pleasant, it has a friendly feel, and it has a number of nicknames that I think range from tolerable to likable (Matty, Tilda, Tilly, etc).
This message was edited 4/3/2010, 11:02 AM
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I really don't like either, to be honest. :/ But if I had to choose, Agnes, because it's close to Agatha, which I do like.
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Matilda is better. It has a better sound, and more nickname potential.
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finally one of these I can participate in. Agnes ftw! I hate Matilda. The reason is: M is a very strong letter and if I don't like an M name it overwhelms me in unpleasantness. I find Matilda oppressive and horrible.
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Both are bad. I would choose Matilda, because the nickname Tillie is better than the nickname Aggie (gag).
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Matilda, only for the nn Mattie. Both names are too old-fashioned for my liking, but Agnes is horribly so.
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Agnes
I love Agnes! And she doesn't get enough love.
I love Agnes! And she doesn't get enough love.
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Matilda
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Agnes.
I think both names are vintage and old-time (in a good way), but I think Agnes has a soft quality Matilda doesn't have. I like both, though.
I think both names are vintage and old-time (in a good way), but I think Agnes has a soft quality Matilda doesn't have. I like both, though.
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Both are nice, but overall I prefer Matilda.
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I prefer Agnes. Matilda sounds oddly comical to me, for some reason, while Agnes in contrast seems far more subtle. Agnes, to me, sounds dignified and sweet; Matilda sounds saccharine.
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By far, I prefer Agnes.
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I like them both, but Matilda is a lovely name and I really prefer it over Agnes. :-)
And just for the record, I think Nora, Lucy, Ellen, Sophia, Alice and Victoria have the same feel as Agnes and Matilda.
And just for the record, I think Nora, Lucy, Ellen, Sophia, Alice and Victoria have the same feel as Agnes and Matilda.
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Matilda. I just don't think the sound of Agnes is appealing at all. Something about the way my nose feels as I'm saying it. I feel similarly about Magnus.
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I like Matilda, it seems cuter as a little girl's name. Agnes reminds me of an old nun.
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