Comments on: Name of the Day: Agatha

By: Fetching Names: The Hermiones, Part I | Appellation Mountain

Fetching Names: The Hermiones, Part I | Appellation Mountain — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:03:41 +0000

[...] right in with Abby and Addie, suggesting that she’s clunky but perfectly wearable, too. Agatha is another one to [...]

By: Baby Name of the Day: Elspeth | Appellation Mountain

Baby Name of the Day: Elspeth | Appellation Mountain — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 07:04:48 +0000

[...] are plenty of Elspeths in the UK. Agatha Christie gave the name to a character. In real life, we [...]

By: i.heart.nerds

i.heart.nerds — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:09:30 +0000

I was so excited to read this!!! If this baby is a girl she will be Agatha. I adore this name and can easily picture a sweet little faced girl answering to it. *swoon*

By: Sunday Summary: 7/24/11 | Appellation Mountain

Sunday Summary: 7/24/11 | Appellation Mountain — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:31:18 +0000

[...] loved this list at Nameberry of clunky cool names: Agatha, Ruth, Otto, Leon. I’m hearing these in metro Washington DC, and many of you are [...]

By: UrbanAngel

UrbanAngel — Mon, 17 May 2010 19:14:02 +0000

At the risk if being brutal, it reminds me of the lochnesse monster……
It’s just not very appealing to me; I don’t really like names with harsh sounds

By: SophieGray

SophieGray — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 08:17:20 +0000

Mmm.. I do like Agatha! Her cool old-lady feel attracts me the same way Iris did (and many others I’m fond of like Alice, Clara, Beatrix, Ada, Maeve and Florence!). I love that she’s regal, but not showy, and harsh but not too stern

She’s about on equal par with Agnes for me. I’d happily squeeze euther of them into the middle name spot, but probably wouldn’t use her up front, because my other kids have slightly lighter sounds, to my ears!

By: Charlotte Vera

Charlotte Vera — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:25:55 +0000

“Did you ever see the made-for-TV episodes with Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry? Wodehouse was a great namer.”

Most definitely. I still rent them on occasion from the library. And I *love* Wodehouse’s brilliant name choices! Having grown up both on his works and the works of Agatha Christie herself, I was quite fond of the name Hermione (which they both use on more than one occasion) prior to the onslaught of Harry Potter. Now, sadly, the name has been ruined by HP’s popularity and I’ll never be able to use it.

One name, utilised by Wodehouse, that I shall never be able to disassociate from his use, and therefore never be able to use, is “Eulalie” — have you read the book that the name features in? It’s brilliant.

By: Emmy Jo

Emmy Jo — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:21:22 +0000

Agatha is pretty, but I’m head-over-heels for Agnes right now.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:31:00 +0000

I agree with Kate—Agatha does have a “wicked old lady cool” thing going on. I’m not sure I could see it on a little girl, or even a young woman…at least a 21st century woman. Now an early 20th/late 19th century dame, absolutely. But alas, Agatha/Agnes are not for me…something about the Ag— sound is kind of hard and heavy and grating to my ears.

I need to re-read my Wodehouse!

I have a suggestion for a name of the day: what about Galen? Popular —en ending, and there’s the ancient Greek physician and philosopher Galen, who was pretty much the big name in Western medical theory for ages. I knew a female Galen at college…smart cookie, her.

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:53:07 +0000

Swoon! Agatha ticks all my boxes, she’s got a wicked old-lady cool vibe and I totally agree with Lola’s description of her as stern but pretty, that’s exactly how I feel about her. Actually, I can’t decide which I like better – Agatha or Agnes, it used to be Agnes by a mile but Agatha is creeping up there…