My Mother Hates My Baby Name

The choice of the baby's name should be up to it's parents. When my second daughter was born my husband picked out the name Rachel (I picked out my first daughter's name Alexandria so he picked out the second). My mother did not like it when we told her what had been decided. She based her dislike on a neighborhood girl who she said, "was a spoiled, rotten, brat" . We named our baby Rachel and in later years my Mother said, smiling, she could not imagine her with any other name. Your Mom will learn to love Agnes for the person she is and not because of any past association.

PS No, my Mom doesn't think she's a rotten brat, maybe a little spoiled. :D)

well i agree with the grandparents... Agnes is a REALLY ugly name (in my opinion), cause it sounds like "hag" or "nag"- (both of which are insults, especially to women), and when the girl starts school she could get made fun of for her name. they might call her the "Nagging Hag, Agnes" :O !!! plus- if shes a cute kid, it would kinda ruin it, cause the name Agnes just sounds so ugly... MY OPINION PEOPLE, IM NOT TRYING TO BE MEAN!!!!

I agree with Elizabeth.. I like the name Agnes and there are cute nicknames you could use.. Mom will get used to it..

ok sorry my opinion i think of it as an old lady's name and easily to be made fun of. I don't think she will like it once she get's older. i would just get a cat or dog and use it. my grandma's name was marion edith which i think it was cause of the spelling i don't know but she goes by edith. i would have stuck with marion. my mother's name is marcy which isn't really a bad name but she really wants one of us kids to use it. And there's already a marcy so no. i had 3 boys and only my 1 girl. being preggo itself and coming up with names and then later realizing wow i was emotional or just hormonal. the 1st time i was preggo i misscarried but me and my mom came up with lily belle. i think back and think wow i was just hormonal but i was 17. and it really isn't that bad of a name.

then i had twins later where i got my girl. i always loved katelyn samantha and katie for short. but hubby had an ex named katie. i still didn't care but probably better we didn't. he did like cailey and i said cailey heyrend over and over and was like i don't think i like how it sounds together so we went in between.
katelyn + cailey = kaelyn
yet i do wish i spelled it kaylyn. well my moms middle name is lynn
so she got some of her in there too. if i had another girl i liked shelby grace or or one of them. the last time i was preg. i think is when gracie really came up cause i had liked shelby already. but i had another boy and was running out of those names i came up with ethan and that was the only one so it was final. gave him dads 1st name for middle robert.

and over time i have started to like some older names like olivia,grace "gracie",elizabeth is an older name but has stayed around and it doesn't sound old like. but also like newer names...
brooklyn "brookie" , and my name isn't to used up courtney hehe.
well hope you find an alternative just cause i don't think alot of children named the old names really like it when they get to know how bad there name is. like harry.frank,fred,eugene,norma,edwinna,ramona,edith,ruth,donna,
etc. that list could keep going...lol... good luck....don't get me wrong if you pick another name and alot of others do like it and mom still doesn't tell her you tried my mom thought ethan would be bad cause of ethan allen furniture...i really don't see how ethan would be made fun of. but she liked my oldest son name river...lol

My name is Emilie, I am 34 years old . When I was growing up I didn't know anyone with the name Emilie. I always thought of it as a old lady name. Today I love my name, for my age it is unique . I am grateful today for my name. I actually like the name Agnes.It is old fashioned but very charming.

When I was preg we didn't know if it was going to be a girl or boy so we picked two names Carrie Ann or Deven Odell. The middle names were family names. But my mother's comments were Carrie like Carrie Nation who carried tales across the nation, and Digger Odell the undertaker. Well my hubby at the time refused to name our first born Deven with my fathers middle name Odell and he was named David with his grandfathers middle name. My daughter was named Carrie Ann. After my son was born nothing else was said. In my parents time kids were named after family and that's not so true today. This is your child, you name it, your parents had there chance of name when you were born. Good luck

First of all, Its not your parents call to name your child. If you were to name your child what ever one else wants, likes, didlikes, you would not be able to please everyone. The childs nickname is also the parents choice. You could say, Mom I can appreciate that you would not choosee this name , but we have and you will have to deal with it. The grandparents did what they cose to do with their child and now its time to do wewith yours what you want. What would grandma have done if she hadnt wanted a granddaughter but a grandson? By the way I have 6 grandchildren, never told the parents I didnt like their choices. Its not my business.

i thinkk yall gone crazy with your wierd names

Blade is not so bad but would not be my choice, makes me think of a knife, damien, i do not like at all, reminds me of the omen movies in which the devils name was damien

lol "that name sucks" coming from an Emma (country much?!), Jennifer (NEVER heard that name before - ever!), and a Pam (like the cooking spray, right?) *eyeroll*

I like the originality of Blade and Damien - good job in keeping with uniqueness and not bringing another Tom or Michael in this world full of 'em already!

Why would you even like a name (such name) as Blade like a knife to a poor kid that did not do anything wrong to the world. The condemnation of having to carry with this burden their entire lives. You might say that you felt like naming your kid with this name, but did you even bother to see that this kis is going to have a lousy life because Blade is a kind of knife and damien on the movie the omen was the anti-christ, this kid is goung to be teased with this name over and over again till the end of his life. You did not even tought for him. You might not care what other people or I have to say but have you care of what this kid is going to think when he has a good conscience of who he is? Because lets be honest even if you do not care about anything your kid is not a mindless idiot.

Blade as a first name. Hmmmm. We would have probably nicknamed him "switch" or "razor". Parents should think of these things beforehand.

it's up to MOM and DAD ONLY!My Mom in law hated my sons name (Kamryn-an alternative of Cameron)because she was in love with the name Samuel...but she had a son already and chose to name HIM Michael..wtf?Same thing with theses parents that want there kids to have a certain type of wedding but is disappointed when the wedders want something of there own liking.Gasp...God forbid,I mean it is there wedding not the parents.Point is this is your life so live it your way..are you gonna buy the house your mom wants YOU to live in or wear the style clothes SHE wants you to or take the job SHE wants you to work at?If you were grown enough to make that child WITHOUT mom being in the room,then you are grown enough to name that child!I dont even necessarily like or dislike Agnes personally but it's like the saying..."I might not like what you say but I will defend your right to say it"BTW congrats on the pregnancy and God bless

I'm glad that my parents named me Beau because that's what everybody calls me.

What were you and your husband smoking when you both decided to name your child Agnes....your mom is right and you two are wrong wrong wrong....Autumn is a lovely name that begins with an A....Agnes has absolutely no WARMTH be honest, say Agnes, then say Ugly Agnes...she will be teased for the name Agnes, bet you $5 bucks

So... Agnes... hmm.. personally I like it :) but at the same time I can understand some of the concerns being pointed out. Maybe name her Agnes but come up with a more "fresh" middle name that when she grows up she can choose :)

My sons name is incent Michael William

hes named after my faorite painter, my brother that passed and my husbands brother that passed

ps there is a letter missing... a certain key doesnt work on my computer lmao...

Blessed Be :)