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Yes I do. Not enough to use it, but I'd be delighted to meet a baby Agnes or a little Agnes in general.

I feel as though I *should*, based on the other names that I find to be my style, but I just... Don't. I don't know what it is. It's not the Ag, because I like Agatha just fine. It's not the ending sound, I like plenty of s-sound ending names. There's just something about it that feels... Off? To me

It sounds harsh and used to just make me think of nuns. I've never seen it used IRL or heard it spoken of positively except on this board.

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But yeah, I like it; reading a memoir by Agnes Morley Cleaveland made me a little more fond of it.

This message was edited 5/3/2018, 7:41 AM

Yes, it's very popular among children here though. It's in my top 10 and a serious contender for 'Eggbert'.

It's okay, but not a sound I enjoy much. I prefer Annest, Annesta (Welsh versions), Annis, and Agnès.

I love Agnes. It's currently my number one girl name.

I love Agnes! I think it will rise in popularity.

It's okay. Not really my style. I prefer Ines.

I used to hate Agnes when I was younger but then around 4 to 6 years ago I started liking it. I've always liked Agatha so liking Agnes after hating it isn't so weird. I used to also hate Ruth but I now find it to be cute - although I prefer both Agnes and Ruth as mn's.

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This message was edited 5/2/2018, 5:28 AM

Something about the first syllable is off putting but I like the second syllable as nn fodder. Nessa, Ness, Nessie are mucy better. This especially works if you like those nns but don't care for the traditional Vanessa.

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I guess someone could go Wicked (as in the musical) and just name their child Nessarose in that case.

I want to like it because my paternal grandmother was named Agnes, but I just don't. I think the first syllable is terribly unattractive. I would be willing to consider it as a middle name to honor my grandmother.

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BTW, my grandmother's parents wanted to name her Bridget (they were from Ireland) but the woman who was to be her godmother objected so strongly to Bridget that they relented and chose Agnes instead.

I find Aggie quite horrifying and realistically I can't think of a way of avoiding it.

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Agnes, English pronunciation, is over-sweetened Dickensian or 1920s fictional housemaid. French pronunciation is much nicer but would be very difficult to enforce.