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Even if the NN's are cute I think the formal names have connotations of being elderly, overweight, and homely.

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Leslie, lucky mommy to Scott (2000), Delaney (2002), and Larissa (2005)

I don't like any of these, however I love variations of Agnes like Agneta and Agnethe.

I dislike Bertha the English way, but bear-tah is nice to me. I dislike Gertrude, and like Agnes (ah-nyes).

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~~ Claire ~~

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This message was edited 6/22/2005, 3:21 PM

I don't like Bertha at all. I do like Agnes and Gertrude. Trudy is cute, too.

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Proud mother of the beautiful punctuation marks: Adele, Evangeline, Isolde, Olive, Ursula, Ailsa, Sukey, Ike, Lorna, Murphy, Alfie, Chester, Cyrano, Ansel, Edmund, Trilby

I actually like Agnes but Bertha and Gertrude I have yet to warm up to. Gertrude is tolerable but Bertha still means "obese" in my head.

Bertha...

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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.

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liza

I don't care for any of these names! Sorry. ;)

I only like Agnes

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Allison Meghan Elizabeth

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My favorite girl names Catherine,Amalia,,Irina,,Lydia,Natalia,Adriana
My favorite boy names
Lachlan, Gabriel,Elias, Nicolae,John, James,Gareth

I do like Bertha, but not Agnes or Gertrude

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“Our towers grow ever stronger and climb ever higher, but beauty they leave behind on earth.”
J.R.R.Tolkien.

I like Gertrude, nn Gerti.

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'Ello.

Bertha only sounds ugly when pronounced in English. The spanish pronounciation sounds much better BEAR-ta, in fact I have an aunt named Bertha Sofía, pron. the Spanish (I'm hispanic) and my cousin would name her daughter Lisa Bertha in honour of her.
So it's only bad in English:)

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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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Agnes is exempt from that description: I think its a usable, good name

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*Lala*
To Destiny

Bertha is ugly sounding, I love Berthe (pronounced bear-tah)

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Agnes is frumpy, I think Agata is beautiful

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Gertrude (Gertruyd) I love, prefer Gerda though

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Alice

I don't like Bertha or Gertrude but Agnes could grow on me. I like the nns Nessa and Nessie (certain loch monsters aside)

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~Louise x

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