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I'd choose Ava because I don't care for Agnes.
I was going to say that I like Agatha and Agate more than Agnes but after saying them out loud Agnes is probably my favorite Ag- name. I have to admit the Ag- part of these names is harsh and a bit unpleasant. It reminds me of the words agony, agriculture, and gag.
Ava is very pretty and I like the sound even if the name isn't quite my style. It is very popular which is another reason that I wouldn't normally choose it. But between Ava and Agnes, Ava definitely wins inspite of its popularity.
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I was going to say that I like Agatha and Agate more than Agnes but after saying them out loud Agnes is probably my favorite Ag- name. I have to admit the Ag- part of these names is harsh and a bit unpleasant. It reminds me of the words agony, agriculture, and gag.
Ava is very pretty and I like the sound even if the name isn't quite my style. It is very popular which is another reason that I wouldn't normally choose it. But between Ava and Agnes, Ava definitely wins inspite of its popularity.
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Favorite Names:
Fiona, Leona, Serafina, Artemis, Hazel, Luna, Adelina, Callisto, Stella, Augustine, Frieda, Eleanor, Deirdre, Ursa, Citrina, Maple, Ravenna, Iris, Juniper.
Ciaran, Connor, Rowan, Arthur, Magnus, Fionn, Theron, Xavier, Cedric, Teagan, Quinn, Adrian, Julian, Gavin, Gryphon, Taliesin.
This message was edited 8/3/2016, 2:19 PM
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Changed my mind...
I'm going to choose Agnes. I dislike how popular Ava is and I dislike that its only good nn Avie / Avy is not actually any shorter.
Even though Agnes is not my favorite I like it more than I initially thought especially since Ness and Nessie are such cute nns.
I'm leaving my initial choice response because what I said about Agnes still stands even though I'd choose it over Ava.
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I'm going to choose Agnes. I dislike how popular Ava is and I dislike that its only good nn Avie / Avy is not actually any shorter.
Even though Agnes is not my favorite I like it more than I initially thought especially since Ness and Nessie are such cute nns.
I'm leaving my initial choice response because what I said about Agnes still stands even though I'd choose it over Ava.
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This message was edited 8/3/2016, 2:02 PM
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Yay, welcome to the dark side!
One less hypothetical Ava is better for all of us. :)
One less hypothetical Ava is better for all of us. :)
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This is a random name story. I have only ever met one Agate and he is the half brother to an old friend of my sister. He has a sister named Amethyst. His much older half siblings are Kiara and Shadirah. Amethyst and Agate have the same father but their siblings have different fathers.
I have never knowingly met an Agnes before. I think I've met an Agatha.
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I have never knowingly met an Agnes before. I think I've met an Agatha.
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This message was edited 8/3/2016, 1:49 PM
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"I have never knowingly met an Agnes' lol. That seems funny to me because I have three aunt Agneses on my side of the family. And then there is an Aunt Agnes in my husband's family. Plus I met at least 3 young ladies named Agnes in my semester of university in Lithuania. Plus I worked with an Agnieszka at daycare. Wow. That seems ridiculous when I write it out.
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That's a lot of Agnes. I don't have an Agnes in my family that I remember from our genealogy.
My husband and I both have a great grandma Maud / Maude. Though his great grandma went by her middle name Nancy because she hated Maude. I also have a great grandma Ella, an Elizabeth who went by Betty, and a Maria / Mary who was born Maria but went by Mary around gringos.
Mar- names are probably the closest in my family to Agnes in yours. I think Maria's mother was also Maria. My nana went by Marian but was born Mariana. She had a sister Maria and a sister Marie. My nana had a daughter Mary who is my favorite aunt. Then my mother chose Marisa for me and my father agreed to it. My mother uses both Marisa pronunciations for me.
On my husband's side there isn't an Agnes either. Other than Nancy / Maude there is a great grandma Elise but everyone hated her. She was just an aweful human being who constantly played mind games and beat her children including her two disabled sons. She was a very mean and very rich woman who never wanted children so she mostly let nannies raise them. It was a family tradition to name the first born daughter Elise and my mother-in-law was the first one in generations to not be named Elise. Even if I loved the name Elise I'd never use it because of the terrible association my husband's family has with it.
My husband and I both have a great grandma Maud / Maude. Though his great grandma went by her middle name Nancy because she hated Maude. I also have a great grandma Ella, an Elizabeth who went by Betty, and a Maria / Mary who was born Maria but went by Mary around gringos.
Mar- names are probably the closest in my family to Agnes in yours. I think Maria's mother was also Maria. My nana went by Marian but was born Mariana. She had a sister Maria and a sister Marie. My nana had a daughter Mary who is my favorite aunt. Then my mother chose Marisa for me and my father agreed to it. My mother uses both Marisa pronunciations for me.
On my husband's side there isn't an Agnes either. Other than Nancy / Maude there is a great grandma Elise but everyone hated her. She was just an aweful human being who constantly played mind games and beat her children including her two disabled sons. She was a very mean and very rich woman who never wanted children so she mostly let nannies raise them. It was a family tradition to name the first born daughter Elise and my mother-in-law was the first one in generations to not be named Elise. Even if I loved the name Elise I'd never use it because of the terrible association my husband's family has with it.
This message was edited 8/3/2016, 3:14 PM
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