[Opinions] Bertha, Agnes, and Gertrude
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I dislike Bertha the English way, but bear-tah is nice to me. I dislike Gertrude, and like Agnes (ah-nyes).
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
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~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
This message was edited 6/22/2005, 3:21 PM
Bertha...
I just can't see how that was ever popular. IT has "berth" in it, for pete's sake. It just screams FAT. Gertrude..the same. Anges I like, but I prefer Agatha.
liza
I just can't see how that was ever popular. IT has "berth" in it, for pete's sake. It just screams FAT. Gertrude..the same. Anges I like, but I prefer Agatha.
liza
I don't care for any of these names! Sorry. ;)
I like Gertrude, nn Gerti.
'Ello.
'Ello.
The only one from those three that I even remotely like is Agnes. I agree that those names scream "old lady" to me.
Being a "bear," I like the French form "Berthe" (BEHR-t) :-D But Bertha, in English, is less than attractive, poor thing.
Agnes has a medieval appeal to me. I wouldn't use it, but the nn Nessie is cute. I adore the variants Inez and Ines, BTW.
Gertrude is a fun name because no one else likes it. The contrarian in me rebels. Besides, Gertie and Trudie are very cute. My dh had an Aunt Gertrude, so the name has a sentimental attachment for me.
I know. I'm weird. I just find names like K8tlyn and Heydyn repellant. These names, in contrast, are refreshing.
Agnes has a medieval appeal to me. I wouldn't use it, but the nn Nessie is cute. I adore the variants Inez and Ines, BTW.
Gertrude is a fun name because no one else likes it. The contrarian in me rebels. Besides, Gertie and Trudie are very cute. My dh had an Aunt Gertrude, so the name has a sentimental attachment for me.
I know. I'm weird. I just find names like K8tlyn and Heydyn repellant. These names, in contrast, are refreshing.
I don't MIND these names, but I just don't like them because they seem "rusty" to me. There is nothing wrong with them (good meaning, nice associations, strong sound) I'm just biased because I think of old people
Agnes is exempt from that description: I think its a usable, good name
Agnes is exempt from that description: I think its a usable, good name
That is exactly what I think.
-Tara
-Tara