Vera, Esther or Agnes?

luciawalden · June 18, 2013, 1:46pm

See the results of this poll: Which name do you like the most?

Respondents: 130 (This poll is closed)

Vera : 57 (44%)
Esther : 53 (41%)
Agnes: 20 (15%)

shieldsc · June 18, 2013, 1:57pm

I love [name]Esther[/name]! [name]Esther[/name] [name]Lou[/name] is adorable. I also like [name]Agnes[/name] as a second choice, followed by [name]Vera[/name].

Ironically my husband’s grandmothers were [name]Esther[/name] and [name]Vera[/name], and his mom’s middle name is [name]Lou[/name]. So I have a soft spot for all of these names.

sillysheila · June 18, 2013, 2:09pm

[name]Vera[/name] [name]Agnes[/name]!

boyandgirl · June 18, 2013, 2:43pm

I prefer [name]Agnes[/name]! Congrats.

greyer · June 18, 2013, 6:20pm

I absolutely love all three of these names! I voted for [name]Agnes[/name] because I think the -ah sounding endings of [name]Vera[/name] and [name]Noah[/name] are a little matchy, and because [name]Esther[/name] and [name]Noah[/name] is a bit too biblical for me personally, but those are my own weird little quirks. I really don’t think you can go wrong! Good luck and congrats

mrs_anton_yelchin199 · June 18, 2013, 6:30pm

[name]Esther[/name]!!! I love that name.

sansa_nanami · June 18, 2013, 6:51pm

[name]Esther[/name] [name]Lou[/name] sounds great. Second choice would be [name]Agnes[/name] [name]Lou[/name].

bonfireazalea · June 18, 2013, 6:54pm

[name]Vera[/name] is sweet and charming on a girl of any age, an absolute vintage-chic stunner. It makes me think of one of my favourite singers, Dame [name]Vera[/name] [name]Lynn[/name]. [name]Vera[/name] [name]Lou[/name] [[name]Walden[/name]] would be adorable! You could call her by her first and middle as a double name.

aj_bear · June 18, 2013, 7:20pm

[name]Esther[/name] [name]Lou[/name] is adorable. J’adour. I think it’s the best of the three. [name]Agnes[/name] is a close second.

luciawalden · June 19, 2013, 12:52am

Thanks for your replies! More input is very welcome!

After much thought, and considering that we love all three names we have narrowed it down slightly to:

[name]Vera[/name] [name]Agnes[/name] [name]Walden[/name] (could use either [name]Vera[/name] or [name]Agnes[/name] as a middle but in that order)
or
[name]Esther[/name] [name]Lou[/name] [name]Walden[/name] (using [name]Lou[/name] as a middle)

eleven · June 19, 2013, 12:56am

I love [name]Vera[/name] [name]Agnes[/name] and like [name]Esther[/name] [name]Lou[/name].

norbury · June 19, 2013, 1:18am

Our little [name]Agnes[/name] influences my vote - I love that it works in most European languages too. [name]Esther[/name] is my second choice as I know too many [name]Ava[/name], [name]Thora[/name], [name]Norah[/name] and [name]Dora[/name]'s to vote for [name]Vera[/name].

dindlee · June 19, 2013, 3:12am

Going to go with [name]Esther[/name]. I think it’s sweet and way underused and [name]Esther[/name] [name]Lou[/name] is so charming.

kibatalutah · June 19, 2013, 4:06am

[name]Esther[/name] is a nice name.

rachelkathleen218 · June 19, 2013, 6:43am

I was torn between [name]Esther[/name] and [name]Vera[/name], but I think [name]Noah[/name] and [name]Vera[/name] sound alike… I love [name]Esther[/name] [name]Lou[/name] or [name]Essie[/name] [name]Lou[/name] congrats!

paw · June 19, 2013, 6:50am

With [name]Noah[/name], I love [name]Vera[/name]. I think I would go with [name]Vera[/name] [name]Esther[/name].

nkethdy · June 19, 2013, 6:55am

I couldn’t agree more!

ashthedreamer · June 19, 2013, 7:00am

[name]Love[/name] [name]Agnes[/name]! I think it’s just fab, and I’m glad it’s gaining more and more attention. I think [name]Noah[/name] and [name]Agnes[/name] is pretty cool together, although [name]Noah[/name] now has a bit more of a modern vibe, thanks to its soaring popularity. I think all three work great with [name]Noah[/name], but [name]Agnes[/name] is my personal favorite, so that’s what I’d vote for. With the two combos you have, I like [name]Vera[/name] [name]Agnes[/name] more, but if there’s any chance [name]Esther[/name] would get [name]Tess[/name], that would for sure get my vote, I’m a huge [name]Tess[/name] fan.

emmabobemma · June 19, 2013, 8:10am

Hm. Tough choice.
I love [name]Esther[/name] with [name]Noah[/name]. But not at all with [name]Lou[/name]. The [name]Lou[/name] makes beautiful dignified [name]Esther[/name] sound homely to my ears.
I’d do [name]Esther[/name] [name]Vera[/name]. Or I might steal the V from [name]Vera[/name] and use [name]Tove[/name] for some old Scandi flair: [name]Esther[/name] [name]Tove[/name], [name]Agnes[/name] [name]Tove[/name]!

I love [name]Agnes[/name] with [name]Lou[/name] actually. [name]Agnes[/name] [name]Lou[/name] sounds French and sleek.

Of your narrowed-down options, I like [name]Vera[/name] [name]Agnes[/name] W. Her initials will be VW - you’ll have to put a pink VW bug on the birth announcement!

luciawalden · June 22, 2013, 4:52pm

Thanks for your input!

I still haven’t made up my mind and would love some more thoughts on the names.

Here are a few updated combos I like, what do you think?

[name]Noah[/name] [name]Leonard[/name] [name]Walden[/name] and:

[name]Vera[/name] [name]Agnes[/name] [name]Walden[/name]

[name]Agnes[/name] [name]Lou[/name] [name]Walden[/name]

[name]Esther[/name] [name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Walden[/name]

[name]Esther[/name] [name]Vera[/name] [name]Walden[/name]