Maggie as a NN

queenbone

The dog name post of me thinking about Maggie, one of DH's favorites. He likes Margaret/Maggie and I like Magdalena/Maggie.

I also really like Mary Agnes as a two part FN. Once someone responded to me that she knew a Mary Agnes who was NN'd Magnus. While I wouldn't use that necessarily, do you think Maggie could be a NN for Mary Agnes? Or is that too much of a stretch?

(Agnes is a family name for me so I'd like to use it if I can get DH on board. Maybe his preferred NN would help.)

PinkLillyLover

I think it works!

ShoeFanatic614

Yes, it definitely can. I know an Agnes Marie who goes by Maggie. I will say that she hates Agnes and gets pissed if anyone calls her that.

I love Maggie a lot. I vote for Magdalene!

FakeFinn

It's a bit of a stretch, but it could work. I like Mary Agnes. I don't hear Mary often (could be me) and think it's such a pity!

Didn't you previously post about Iris Bernadette? I think that's a good option too.

P.S. Your boys are adorable (and they've got great names)!

queenbone

LMvW85:

It's a bit of a stretch, but it could work. I like Mary Agnes. I don't hear Mary often (could be me) and think it's such a pity!

Didn't you previously post about Iris Bernadette? I think that's a good option too.

P.S. Your boys are adorable (and they've got great names)!

I did. But after I typed it out I realized that Francis and Iris are too rhymey for me. That's kind of a problem I have with Agnes too. I'm trying to decide if Mary Agnes as a double FN makes the -s ending less matchy with my son's name. Really struggling with a girl name!

magpie1127

Mary Agnes is perfect for Maggie! It has both the "Ma" and the "Ag" so I love it! My name is Maggie nn for Margaret, and for what it's worth, I love my name. There are certainly plenty of dogs named Maggie, but I got over it pretty quickly. Some "drawbacks" of names are a much smaller deal than posters make them out to be...

kayjay10

I can totally see Maggie from Mary Agnes.  LOVE Maggie!!

Helenahhandbasket

It totally works-- and it's adorable!

I am a fellow double name lover, so I am really swooning at this name combo.

austenreader85

I think it works!  Might be the perfect answer for you guys too. 

FakeFinn

queenbone:

LMvW85:

It's a bit of a stretch, but it could work. I like Mary Agnes. I don't hear Mary often (could be me) and think it's such a pity!

Didn't you previously post about Iris Bernadette? I think that's a good option too.

P.S. Your boys are adorable (and they've got great names)!

I did. But after I typed it out I realized that Francis and Iris are too rhymey for me. That's kind of a problem I have with Agnes too. I'm trying to decide if Mary Agnes as a double FN makes the -s ending less matchy with my son's name. Really struggling with a girl name!

I understand. I don't think that Francis and Iris are too rhimey, however, both their names ending in '-is' is quite matchy (and from what I'm gathering, you're not too fond of that). I was going to say that Mary Agnes sounds completely different, but the -es ending of Agnes does sound similar to the -is of Francis... However, Mary Agnes as a double name does make it a lot less matchy than just Iris or Agnes.  

megmoore32

It definitely works!  Maggie is an adorable name

plunderb

I like it.

We've considered something similar if this baby is a boy ? we both like Sam, but are lukewarm on Samuel/Samson, etc. But two of our family names are Silas and Americo, so we've considered Silas Americo nn Sam.

You can also do Mary Agnes as a double first name and a G middle name. My mom's initials are MEG and she's always gone by Meg.

RJM050705

I prefer Margaret over Magdalena, but both are pretty and I LOVE Maggie!  Mary Agnes is nms, so I wouldn't think of Maggie as a nn for it.  

2Dash

When I hear Maggie - I think of Meghan/Megan

scbedi

works for me!

g8trkim

I GUESS it works, but I think Mary would make more sense for Mary Agnes. I love the NN Maggie though so I would probably go with Margaret or Magdalena (personally I love Magnolia). I'm not a fan of double first names.