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[Opinions] Agnes
Wdyt of Agnes? It's going up in popularity in England and Wales and other countries.
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I used to not like this name at all. Something about the "ag" sound, I think. However, after I became seriously involved in genealogy research, I've acquired a taste for many of the old names. Agnes is one of them.It's got a long history. If you look at lists of names from medieval times, Agnes is usually there.

This message was edited 2/5/2020, 5:02 AM

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I really quite like it. I like Agatha as well, but I prefer Agnes.
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I don't like it, but I feel a weird protectiveness towards it because it was my grandmother's name. I'd like to see it become more popular in the US.

This message was edited 2/4/2020, 3:48 PM

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i assume that in a few years its popularity will rise in the US following the UK.
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i assume that in a few years its popularity will rise in the US following the UK.
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I know a few young ones, all with very Catholic parents.I dislike most AG names, with the exception of Agatha.
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I like it, and it's very popular here. I much prefer the Swedish prn over the English one though
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I don't like the name at all sorry, it sounds realy ugly to me.
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I don't like it at all. I have no associations, it just sounds ugly to me. The -AG sound isn't pleasant, and the -gn- next to each other is slightly awkward. I prefer the unrelated, but similar sounding, Agatha.
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I don’t mind it at all, it’s quite sweet and wholesome and homely.
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What exactly do you mean by homely?
Where I’m from, homely means like... ugly and pitiful.
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Haha, not that! I mean friendly, approachable, down to earth.
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Agnes is my middle name and I love it. I was born in the 80s and most of the people my age had middle names like Ann, Jane and Rose but I was the only one with Agnes.My husband doesn’t like it as he feels it’s old fashioned but I will always love it as I’m the only person I know with Agnes as a first or middle name.
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I have no idea why but I’ve always kinda liked it. Recently saw the name Agna and like that too. I don’t know what the appeal is lol. I also like the related Inez.
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While I like Inés, Inez, and Agnès, Agnes sounds unappealing and dowdy.

This message was edited 2/4/2020, 12:54 AM

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I like the nickname "SWAGnes"
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I just can't love it, and I don't know why! It kind of bothers me, actually. I like a lot of names with similar style or sounds. I like Agatha. I like Enid. I like Nessa. I like Beatrice. But *Agnes*... it just wrinkles my nose.
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dont like it
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Hopelessly old-fashioned where I'm from (the Netherlands). It peaked in 1952 with about 431 births and has since been in decline - sharply so since the 1970s. In the previous decade (2010s), less than 10 Agneses were born each year. I don't see the name growing in popularity here anytime soon. To the average Dutch person, I would say that the name is about as unattractive as names like Beulah and Gertrude are to the average native English speaker.
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