Comments on: Name of the Day: Agnes http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/11/name-of-the-day-agnes/ Where Every Name Has a Story Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:32:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Sunday Summary: 1/15/12 | Appellation Mountain http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/11/name-of-the-day-agnes/#comment-28632 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:30:13 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1637#comment-28632 [...] put, it is very difficult to categorize a name.  The article assigns Homer, Tabitha, and Agnes to the old-fashioned category; Harlow, Kelley, and Mason to the unisex group.  But I don’t [...]

]]> By: Fetching Names: The Hermiones, Part I | Appellation Mountain http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/11/name-of-the-day-agnes/#comment-27089 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:03:37 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1637#comment-27089 [...] Agnes – Recently chosen by Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany for their daughter Agnes Lark, Agnes still has a whiff of mothballs about her.  Worn by an ancient virgin martyr, a popular choice in the Middle Ages, and a nineteenth-century revival, Agnes has been little heard in recent decades.  And yet short form Aggie fits right in with Abby and Addie, suggesting that she’s clunky but perfectly wearable, too.  Agatha is another one to consider. [...]

]]> By: Sunday Summary: 6/12/11 | Appellation Mountain http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/11/name-of-the-day-agnes/#comment-21498 Sun, 12 Jun 2011 12:11:46 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1637#comment-21498 [...] new daughter rather restrained?  Connelly and husband Paul Bettany welcomed little Agnes Lark earlier this week.  Agnes joins big brothers Stellan and Kai.  Usually headlines like [...]

]]> By: Baby Name of the Day: Annora | Appellation Mountain http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/11/name-of-the-day-agnes/#comment-21389 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 09:48:36 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1637#comment-21389 [...] the girls’ names are listed inconsistently.  Elizabeth is also Elizabetha, Emma is sometimes Agnes, and Annora appears as Margaret, too.  I’m not sure if that’s due to inconsistent [...]

]]> By: Baby Name of the Day: Tamsin | Appellation Mountain http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/11/name-of-the-day-agnes/#comment-19843 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 07:04:40 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1637#comment-19843 [...] Agnes Margaret Olivier, Laurence Olivier’s third child and older daughter, also an actress, born in [...]

]]> By: UrbanAngel http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/11/name-of-the-day-agnes/#comment-10515 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:20:40 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1637#comment-10515 There’s nothing wrong with giving your kid an ‘old-person ‘ name. SOme people LOVE them & others don’t. Personally, I couldn’t care about it being geriatric- I just dislike the sound. It’s so harsh and make me feel awkward when I say it or here.

]]> By: Kate http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/11/name-of-the-day-agnes/#comment-3655 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:15:49 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1637#comment-3655 Thanks for making Agnes a name of the day Apellation Mountain. I am very much a fan of hers, obviously – given that I requested her! I can see why others would think she sounds old-ladyish, she does! But I love that old fashioned musty vibe. That, and the fact she sounds very proper, almost regal and yet quite short, snappy and to the point too. The potential nickname Aggy does put me off her a bit, as it does Agatha, but I remain undeterred: Agnes rocks!

]]> By: appellationmountain http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/11/name-of-the-day-agnes/#comment-3642 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:19:30 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1637#comment-3642 Viola Agnes is intriguing! And you’re right about the model, Sophie.

I knew an Agnieszka in college, plus there’s director Agnieszka Holland. Since my husband is Polish, that one always stays top of mind – but we decided against using seriously Polish names early on. Too bad … the more I think about Agnieszka, the more I like her! :)

]]> By: appellationmountain http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/11/name-of-the-day-agnes/#comment-3641 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:17:05 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1637#comment-3641 Agnes doesn’t work with our last name, but Agatha does! Thanks for that thought, Cat. :)

]]> By: appellationmountain http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/11/name-of-the-day-agnes/#comment-3640 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:16:02 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1637#comment-3640 Nessa! That’s a fabulous nn for Agnes! Ooh …

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