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It's the Ag- sound. It's harsh in English...I have a lot of negative word associations I could list.

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Despite that, I'm fond of Ag- names, and I think Agatha is one of the most usable in that group.
It also sounds a bit younger to me now than it would have a few years ago, because of The Grand Budapest Hotel.

I just think it's butt-ugly.

I've always liked Agatha. I first heard it in the movie Madeline; there was a character with the nn Aggie.

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But I once knew a girl named Agatha whose last name did not go well with her first at all and actually made her sound like an old witch (no other way to describe it). The combo, when said together, just took away the beauty of her fn. So I guess it's not hard to uglify it. :-/

It begins like agony and aggravate. That's the whole problem IMO - combined with the "age" I perceive it has, I get an impression of a batty, irritable old woman.

I think it's beautiful on paper, but not beautiful spoken.
Maybe that's the type of name that really works in the middle.
I think in the past I used to be really opposed to that philosophy...

I almost said Agatha. Lately I can't think of a name I find more perfect.