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Comments for AGNES:
Yuck yuck YUCK!-- Anonymous User 6/12/2005
I agree with yuck yuck yuck.-- Anonymous User 11/20/2005
Agnes is the English version of the Irish name Una sometimes spelt Oonadh. I knew a lovely Agnes, great woman she was.-- doreenrugby 8/9/2005
In Sweden Agnes is quite popular. We pronounce it "Ung-ness".-- Ylva 8/14/2005
I think it sounds prettier with the pronunciation Ylva gave. :)-- Claire H 12/2/2005
One book by Anne Bronte is 'Agnes Gray'.-- Anjamon 9/17/2005
I'm doing a book report on The Great Gilly Hopkins, Gilly's real name is Galadriel, but anyway. There is a character named Agnes Stokes, and I felt like putting this on.-- Emma Hia 10/7/2005
Agnes is a wonderful, wonderful name with a rich literary history! In addition to Anne Brontë's use of the name in "Agnes Grey," Victor Hugo also chose Agnes to be the birth name of the lovely La Esmeralda in his classic book, "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame." More recently, Annie Proulx chose the name Agnes for Quoyle's great aunt in her Pulitzer Prize winning novel, "The Shipping News."-- Gwenllian 11/12/2005
Agnes was also a character in Charles Dickens' classic "David Copperfield." She was virtuous and kind woman who loved David her whole life and eventually marries him. I associate the name with her character and love it.-- tmarie 12/9/2005
Pronounced (in Dutch) ACH-ness (ch sounds like ch in Lachlan). [noted -ed]-- X-Mar 1/30/2006
Very old fashioned. And that's all I'm saying.-- websurfer 3/14/2006
Agnes is a lead character in Wilkie Collins' "The Haunted Hotel". Throughout the story she is praised for her beauty, innocence, and generosity. For some reason, reading that book, the name has left a rather sour impression with me.-- Anonymous User 3/16/2006
Agnes is my maternal grandmother's name, and I am considering it for my daughter. If not for her first name, it will certainly be one of her middle names. I love the nickname Aggie, which my grandmother always used, and Nessie is nice also. I think Agnes is a beautiful, strong name.-- carrie 5/12/2006
Thom Yorke of Radiohead named his daughter (born in 2004) Agnes.-- viper 5/28/2006
Agnes Carlsson is a Swedish popstar.-- Anonymous User 6/3/2006
Agnes Martin (b. 1912) is a Canadian minimalist painter.-- Caprice 6/5/2006
It turns me off.-- Anonymous User 7/27/2006
Nessie is a cute nickname for this.-- dramaelf 8/7/2006
I don't like the way it rolls off my tongue, but I think Nessie is such a cute nickname.-- enhanced 9/14/2006
Agnes is SO trendy in Sweden. When I worked with children a couple of years ago I had three Agnes in one class.-- Anonymous User 12/20/2006
I think Agnes (a darling name in itself) would sound indescribably refreshing on a young girl. =D I'm also quite fond of Nessie as a nickname. ♥-- Wordsmith 12/22/2006
Agnes is a gorgeous name, I absolutely adore it. I have a soft spot for Ag- names. Aggie is an adorable nickname, as is Nessie. ♥-- Sarah Elizabeth 12/31/2006
For a character, I could see it with the nickname Aggie. But I would never use it as a name for a real person.-- xKatiex 1/5/2007
I think it is a beautiful, stylish name. I like both the English and Polish form of this name. In Polish Agnes is Agnieszka pronounced like agh nyeh shkah. It has beautiful nicknames.-- Anonymous User 1/9/2007
I like all of the other pronunciations, other than the English one, as they said, it is YUCK YUCK YUCK!-- bellaboo 1/15/2007
Agnes is a character in Charles Dickens' classic "David Copperfield." I associate the name with her character and love it. It's in my top 20. It's also the name of my father's aunt who died at 14. I love this name so much, it's so pretty.-- tigerlilly 1/23/2007
In my opinion, the name is not "yuck, yuck, yuck". I think it's actually sort of pretty, and the nicknames Nessie and Aggie are cute.-- 7up 1/26/2007
Agnes Ayres, co-star (with Rudolph Valentino) in THE SHIEK.-- ewhitley 2/16/2007
It is related to the medieval name Annes, which the name Nancy is related to.-- ewhitley 2/16/2007
I'm an Agnes, so I'm quite sad to hear that some people don't like it. I've always been the only Agnes but a lot of Swedish girls are being named it now. Mixed feelings. I think Agnes is a lot prettier in Swedish, we say "ang-ness"-- haymanisland 3/11/2007
My grandmother's name was Agnes and she hated it so much she had it changed to Nancy. And she was born in 1912 so it would say it has never been a particularly pretty name, even back then.-- visitor27 3/17/2007
This is one of the ugliest names I've ever heard. I feel sorry for anyone who's named this. Yuk yuk yuk is right.-- TiffanyS 3/28/2007
I love this name. It's uncommon and strong and refined, and it would be terribly refreshing to see it on a little girl, instead of so many Taylors and Madisons and Ashleys.-- black_lace 3/29/2007
Although I'd never personally use this name, I've really come to appreciate Agnes after reading the story behind it.-- Anonymous User 5/7/2007
Agnes is of a Greek origin. It comes from a word in Greek pronounced og-nay ἁãíÞ. Its meaning is basically pure or sacred.-- Anonymous User 5/29/2007
In French, Agnes is spelled the same way but pronounced Anyes. I've always really liked that pronunciation. I am an Agnes, and I've noticed that it is a difficult name for children to pronounce. Small children usually call me ag-uh-nes. In the TV show Moonlighting (I was just a kid when it was on) there was a woman named Agnes Depesto. Bruce Willis always called her Miss Depesto but her boyfriend called her Agnes. That was my nickname growing up (Depesto).-- depesto325 5/29/2007
In Tracey Chevalier's novel Girl With a Pearl Earring there was a character called Agnes. She was the sister of Griet.-- Anonymous User 6/1/2007
In The Simpsons, Principal Skinner's mother is called Agnes.-- tiarnantman 6/7/2007
Agnes was my paternal grandmother's name. The story she always told was that her parents wanted to name her Bridget. Her father said that was a good Irish name (they were Irish). But the woman who was to be her godmother insisted on Agnes. She said, "If you name that baby Bridget I'll drop her down on the altar rail and walk out of the church." So Agnes it was. I always thought, "Man, Grandma, you got the raw end of that deal" as I had always considered Agnes an extremely ugly name. But then I was not aware of the French pronunciation which indeed makes this name very pretty. Nessie, though, just makes me think of the Loch Ness monster as that is a nickname for it.-- queenv 9/28/2007
Famous bearers include Agnes Baden-Powell, founder of the Girl Guides or Girl Scouts, and dancer and choreographer Agnes de Mille. It was also the name of David Copperfield's lovely childhood friend and later, his wife, in Dickens' novel of the same name.-- sarescent 10/10/2007
I don't like this name, I hate the pronunciation. I like the the nicknames, Aggie and Nessie are cute.-- dreamgirl54 11/6/2007
I feel like I should like this name, but I really hate the hard "g" sound. The nicknames are cute, though. Especially Nessie.-- arrowhead909 11/13/2007
I don't like this name. This name is better for grandmas (no offense).-- Anonymous User 12/3/2007
Agnes, although not contemporary, is a sweet, pretty, yet understated name. It's easy to pronounce (unlike all those Niamhs and Aoifes), it doesn't have many English variants to be misspelled (Cameron/Kamryn, Reese/Reece/Rhys), it isn't overused (you'll have three Emilys and Madisons in a kindergarten class), yet it has a beautiful meaning (either "chaste" or "lamb") and has a regal grace without being too "aristocratic" (like Alessandra or Ariana).-- scholasticastewart 1/2/2008
Pronounced "ahg-nes".-- Karcoolka 1/30/2008
Agnes and the Sanskrit name Agni may derive from a common linguistic root meaning sacred sacrificial fire.-- pudu 2/27/2008
A variant spelling is Agyness, as in Agyness Deyn, the supermodel.-- Anonymous User 3/3/2008
Patient in the Janus Thickey ward for permanent spell damage at St. Mungo's Hospital. Agnes' entire head is covered with fur and she barks instead of speaking. The Healer told her that her son would soon visit and had sent her several Christmas gifts.-- Jeana Bradbury 3/28/2008
Agyness Deyn, English model. Pronounced like Agnes. Birth name: Laura Hollins.-- Anonymous User 4/7/2008
Czech form is Anežka.-- MaggieSimpson 5/12/2008
This name is ugly in English. It sounds pretty in other langugaes. In Swedish, for instance, this name is pronounced as ''ahng-nes'', with the 'a' pronounced like it's pronounced in 'ah', and with the 'ng' sound insyead of just the 'g'. I wouldn't use such a religious name, but it's not a bad name, except in English. It would be better if it was pronounced a bit more like in non-English spekaing countries. You might check out The Mystery Jets' song Alas! Agnes from 2005 and listen to how it's pronounced in it. That would be much nicer.-- slight night shiver 5/14/2008
This name can also be pronounced ANN-neez. Silent 'G'; I believe saying it like this improves it dramatically.-- IronTears 6/9/2008
My maternal grandmother's name was Agnes, though she generally went by Nessie. Nobody seems to be able to stand this name, but pronounced and used properly, it is actually quite pretty.-- Anonymous User 6/9/2008
Singer Maite Kelly and Florent Michel Raimond have a daughter Agnes Raimond, born 30th June 2006.-- Emilie007 7/4/2008
I hate to offend anyone who likes this name, but Agnes, whoever said yuck yuck yuck (in my opinion) is right. It sounds like an old lady's name.-- Anonymous User 7/13/2008
Wow. Lots of negative comments about this name. O.O
It's never really sounded that "old lady"-ish to me because I've almost always associated it with the young Saint Agnes. I still like the way it sounds, anyway. XD-- CanadianChibi 11/11/2008
Depending on the pronunciation used, Agnes comes off to me as a name that can be pretty or "ugly" so easily. The English pronunciation sounds a bit old-fashioned, but the Swedish one delivers a refreshing name that stands out just enough from the sea of girls with soap opera princess names.-- ICEyun 12/2/2008
"Yuck yuck yuck!"? How immature can you people get? It's a name. You can say you hate it (and hate is a strong word), or that it sounds disgusting, but is it necessary to type yuck three times in all caps?
Anyways, I like the pronunciation "ANN-yay", but otherwise no, just no.-- Kerules 3/31/2009
The German pronunciation is AHK-nes. [noted -ed]-- mafiosa 8/6/2009
Yuck!-- nicole_10107 9/23/2009
No one has mentioned theater choreographer Agnes de Mille, who revolutionized the use of choreography in musicals with Oklahoma.-- popular1 10/2/2009
Also common in French, likely because of the Catholic use of a Saint's name for all baptized children and the encouragement by the church to select a newly canonized Saint's or patron's name. Pronunciation in French is /ah NYES/.-- LakotaGirl 11/7/2009
Comments for ÁGNES:
Sounds much prettier than the American pronunciation of "Aahgness".-- lunalovegood 7/9/2007
Comments for AGNÈS:
Agnes is an ugly, old sounding name.-- FairyGirl 7/29/2006
I was told that the name AGNÈS is pronounced more like "an-YE" than "ag-NESS", although I'm not sure if that's correct. If it is, then AGNÈS sounds much prettier than AGNES (which is a cool name in my opinion, but a bit clumsy-sounding).-- Anonymous User 8/8/2006
Considering that this is French, it should be pronounced more like "ahn-YE".-- gaelruadh19 1/14/2007
I thought the French pronunciation of Agnes was "on-yay".-- Anonymous User 3/8/2007
How could such a beautiful sounding name have such an ugly, horrible English pronunciation? ahn-YAY is beauiful and AG-nis is just. **shudder**-- VictoriaCalledTori 5/31/2007
I'm French and I know several "Agnès": the French pronunciation is indeed an-YES or a-NYES.-- Marie-Amelie 6/26/2008
I speak French and my mother's name is Marie-Agnes and Marie-Amelie is correct about the pronunciation.-- Milena Scialfa 10/18/2009
I am an "old lady" (54 yrs. proud) and I have a young friend who is so embarrassed that her first name is Agnes that she has sworn me to secrecy. This is a travesty, and those of you who would judge or insult a person's name are thoughtless, hurtful people with too much time on your hands. Saint Agnes died a martyr, she died for something she believed in. How many of you would do the same. No matter what your name is, your parents bestowed it upon you because they loved you upon first sight, and gave it to you for what it meant to them.-- Karyn Yvette 6/20/2009
My mother's name is MARIE-AGNÈS and she is French. But since she lives in the USA everyone calls her Agnes (English pronunciation). I prefer the French pronunciation and I think that it sounds much better with Marie.-- Milena Scialfa 10/18/2009
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