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[Opinions] Agatha
I was at my daughter's concert and noticed an Agatha. I've always liked the name, and this is the second young Agatha I've met. I was surprised to see that it's never entered the top 100.Thoughts?

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Love Agatha
It’s been one of my favorite names for over a decade.
Beautiful name! I like both Agatha and also Agata. I never felt strong likeness to it because of its big popularity (in Poland, from my experience), but it recently changed when the show "Agatha All Along" dropped. I like the witchy vibe that coffeelover mentioned.
Colour of name: # 8E013C, # 850028 or something in between.
Agatha pleases me, probably because of Agatha Christie! It is a huge improvement on Agnes, though I don't think I've ever met an example of either.
Not really my thing, but I see the appeal.
How fun! I prefer Agathe but still enjoy Agatha. The harsh “ag” sound that some people dislike is actually what I like about it.
It definitely fits in with the other “old lady” names making a resurgence.
Sorry don't like it at all, hate the ag sound too
Not so surprised it’s back in circulation, I’m guessing it has shifted from dated to old fashioned? There’s also a bridgerton character by this name.
Is there?I'm a huge Bridgerton fan, but I don't remember an Agatha.
Lady Danbury's name is Agatha.
I like to see classical names living on, especially ones without many variant spellings, such as Agatha. Although I'm partial to A names, I tend to disfavor how "ag" sounds— harsh, and its first syllable brings to mind— agro, aggravate, hag, sag, rag, drag, brag, craggy, Agriculture (abbreviates to "Ag"), agoraphobia. Ruth is more to my liking because of its softer-sounding consonants, one-syllable, and the two Ruths who I know are nice people.

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So ugly. It reminds me of witches. At least she could go by Aggie
Agatha is much better than Aggie I think. Aga would better.
Agree, Aggie is super ugly.
The witchiness is part of the appeal to me.
Nice! I love Agatha! It does seem to be experiencing a bit of a resurgence, I'm surprised and pleased about that.
I knew a family with 5 kids.Robert nn Bert
Bauer
Aurora
Augusta
Agatha
Wow, what a lineup! I'm so glad they used Bert, it's adorable. I'm guessing Bauer was a family name!Augusta, Aurora, and Agatha sound like a trio of sisters from a lost novel by the Brontës or Austen, I love it.
I doubt that Bauer was a family name. I suspect it was chosen because of sounded posh.
Agatha is a nice name! I prefer Agafya or Jagna forms, but Agatha is also nice. I think it is a name like Ruth, old timey but underrated and it should be brought back to popular. It also has a great meaning.
Ruth is gaining popularity in the US.I love Agnieszka, mostly because of the book Uprooted by Naomi Novik.

This message was edited 2/9/2025, 9:50 AM