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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 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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