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I suppose I fall under the category of precious few who are indifferent to it. I don't hate it, but I don't love it either.

I love it immensely.

Indifferent for me. Yes, I'm one of those few people. I just think it's a little pretty, but it also sounds harsh. :/ Many non-name nerds don't like the name Agnes, too.

Well, I like the nn Aggie, but I prefer it as a nn for Agatha, which I also prefer over Agnes, but I suppose I'm one of those indifferent people since I don't really hate Agnes.

I like it. I probably wouldn't saddle a girl with it unless the father liked it too. Aren't 'old' names coming back in a renegade naming trend?

This message was edited 5/1/2010, 4:21 PM

Its harsh and ugly in my opinion... but the french way of pronouncing it is 'an YESS' which i think is beautiful
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Love it.

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I think it's fresh and endearing, oozing of old-fashioned charm.

I think Agnes is a sweet name. It's one of those names I like to see others use but wouldn't use myself. It's quite popular here though, it was #14 last year. By the way, the way it is pronounced here, there is no G sound in Agnes. It's ahng-nes. I don't care for the English pronunciation, I think it sounds very harsh, but I don't hate it.

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I don't like it. I don't know why either. I want to like it. I should like it - it fits my style - but I just don't. I much prefer Agatha.

I really like it. I used to like it enough to consider using, but I'm not really at that point anymore. I think it has a very "good" feel-- proper, moral, religious, etc. And I adore the nn Aggie. But Agatha has replaced Agnes as my favorite Aggie-nn-name. I find it to be much more open and approachable.

I don't find it ancient. It strikes me as sweet and pure and I wish it was more loved.

I like it. Annis and Annesta are nice too.

Assuming you are using the English pronunciation, I simply despise it. The ag- sound is too similar to hag. Plus, I had a great aunt named Agnes who went by Ag, and her personality left alot to be desired! For me, I'm afraid Agnes will always be a short, cranky old woman to avoid.

I am in between. I've thought this the ugliest name for most of my life, but lately I've been liking it. I would never use it for my child, but it's starting to grow on me. And I like Nessa or Nessie for a nn.

I think Agnes is beautiful. I wouldn't call it a favorite, and I wouldn't use it but it seems kind of soft and gentle to me so I like it. I like that it's got such a hard beginning with such a soft ending, and visually it's very appealing. I kind of want to love it, I just don't :(

I love Agnes.

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I wouldn't call it timeless, though, and I don't even think it's "beautiful." I would call it strong and striking.

It sounds really cool, but I don't have the guts to actually use it. It's mostly a GP for me. I like the nickname "Aggie", though.

Either love or hate, and no in between? Not exactly, for me.

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I hate it, yet I feel a loyalty to it. I hate the way it sounds. I really hate the AG sound. Yet I feel a strange loyalty to it because it was my paternal grandmother's name, and so I really like to see other people say that they like or love it.

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When I was pregnant with my son, my mother-in-law and I were discussing potential names for a girl. We were discussing using a middle name to honor a family member. She asked me what my grandmother's name was, and when I said, "Agnes", she exclaimed, "Ohh, nooo" in a horrified tone. And I was offended. Even though I don't like the name myself. It was kind of along the lines of criticizing a family member yourself but then being offended if an outsider does. I wished I liked the name because I hate to agree with my mother-in-law on anything. I wish I had been able to say, "Well, I think it's a beautiful name, and I'm going to use it!"

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Anyway, yeah, I hate it, but I feel loyal to it, and I like it when others like it. But if it weren't for the family connection, I'm sure I'd just hate it.

I don't love or hate it, but I do quite like it, it's my grandmother's name (but she goes by her middle name as she dislikes Agnes), and also the name of her grandmother.