Active discussions

Help protect children from gaming harms.

Take our survey

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Original poster

A baby called angus?

61 replies

KnitFastDieWarm · 04/08/2015 16:13

Me and DH love the name Angus for our DS1, due shortly.

DH is Scottish with a similarly Scottish first name, I am half Scottish, and we have a very Scottish surname. It's recently occurred to me that in a few months I need to ACTUALLY make an actual decision whether to bestow this name upon the very wriggly boy who is currently kicking me from the inside...

  1. I love the Irish spelling (Aengus) because of the Yeats poem, but DH thinks we would be condemning the poor boy to a lifetime of spelling corrections.

  2. Our surname also begins with A - but a different sound if that makes sense? Problem? It worked for Marylin Monroe...

  3. Will people constantly miss out the G in the middle? Confused

  4. Will he inevitably be called Gus? I don't mind Gus, but are there any other nicknames commonly used I should be aware of?

Fingers crossed he's ginger too Grin - my wee Scottish boy

ps. in case he REALLY doesn't look like an Angus, any other names in a similar vein that aren't Fergus (close friend's son), Hamish (I love but DH says is 'too scottish Grin), or Douglas (already in use)?

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
Cloggal · 04/08/2015 16:53

I love alliterative names and I think Angus with your surname is gorgeous. Love Magnus too.

Answers

  1. I love the poem too but prefer Angus to Aengus
  2. nope see above
  3. if anyone does this then miss out the letters in their name, except ARS and E.
  4. can be Gus but doesn't have to be.
Original poster
KnitFastDieWarm · 04/08/2015 16:52

Rory is adorable BUT I had a horrible, horrible teacher with that name, sadly.

Shall I just go with MacBeth and be done with it? Grin

OP posts:
Original poster
KnitFastDieWarm · 04/08/2015 16:50

I quite like Magnus but I worry he'd be called Maggie, and that makes me think of Thatcher Grin it's bizarre how names evoke things isn't it??!!

I love boy's names that end with an 's' sound - I also like Seamus but DH vetoed.

More conventionally, we both quite like James or Edward.

The surname is Alexander [outs poor DS!] I think it sounds fine (VERY Scottish) especially as both MIL and FIL have first names that start with A, so I'm used to it!

OP posts:
AskingForAPal · 04/08/2015 16:49

I like Rory too, it sounds like quite a daring little chap.

I don't like Gus much, people usually call Angus Angus don't they? It's a bit like Sarah or something where you don't really need a shortening.

Also as Squoosh says love Keir. I know child and adult Keirs and it really is good for all ages.

Surnames are a rich source aren't they, I quite like Cargill. Or Macduff? :)

museumum · 04/08/2015 16:46

Angus is a very popular here (Scotland) but not overly so now. I know a 2yr old and a few weeks old called it.
Of the adult Angus's I've known only one is a Gus. It's not the kind of shortening you'd do to a stranger.

squoosh · 04/08/2015 16:43

Magnus is ace! A bit cooler than Angus.

AugustHasToBeBetter · 04/08/2015 16:43

Magnus.

lightgreenglass · 04/08/2015 16:39

My little boy is called Angus and people always say it's an awesome name.

No one calls him Gus or misses out the g in the middle. Don't do the Irish spelling - he will never forgive you for it. For the surname issue - depends what the surname is...

For similar names - Finn/various forms of it?

AliAliAlium · 04/08/2015 16:36

Love Angus. Don't see any issues from what you've aaid. We're in Scotland though, and while not super popular its very well known, and nobody would bat an eyelid at a baby Angus, it's a "normal" name here.

Others I view as being in the same vein are Euan, Fraser, Duncan, Gregor, Cameron. And Magnus is similar although I know this might be less well used South of the border (not sure whether you are living in Scotland?).

squoosh · 04/08/2015 16:35

The Song of Wandering Aengus, remember it well. I think Angus is better though as it sounds less like 'anus'.

Keir is a lovely Scottish name.
Murdo? Can never decide if I like that one or not.
Surnames as first names is a legitimate Scottish tradition too so you could go also go for something like Blair.

Original poster
KnitFastDieWarm · 04/08/2015 16:25

And yes, we know that everyone outside Scotland will ask 'Are you AC/DC fans?' Grin

OP posts:
Swipe left for the next trending thread