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What do you think when you hear these names?

86 replies

mintich · 19/08/2018 17:15

Angus
Cameron
Fergus
Kelvin
Milo
Magnus
Oliver
Rory

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umpteennamechanges · 20/08/2018 08:01

Angus - beef
Cameron - quite like
Fergus - creepy, don't know why, makes me think of the kind of creepy guy who tries too hard to be friends
Kelvin - someone from the 80s with a permed mullet
Milo - Labrador
Magnus - somewhere between cool and a man in his 80s with a permatan
Oliver - meh
Rory - like

Sessy19 · 20/08/2018 07:48

I’m not Scottish....I’m from SW England, so regional influences do impact my opinions:
Angus- Angus Deayton, bit dated perhaps...I think of it as an unattractive name/person...sorry 😬
Cameron-as PP, David ‘Whopping Great Ham Face’ Cameron 🤮. Shame, because I used to really like Cameron as a FN.
Fergus-makes me think of Fungus ☹️ I don’t like ‘Fergie’, and it’s a bit old man farmer here.
Kelvin- I HATE Kevin (my former Step Father’s name) so I’m surprised that I quite like this. My first thought is Kilts actually 😂😂 No idea why?!
Milo- Tweenies, quite a weak name. Particularly as it has been adopted by yummy-mummies in the South as ‘quirky’, and it wreaks of pretentious to me. Sorry☹️
Magnus-quite manly, think of Vikings and Magnum ice creams. Hard to visualise a baby with this name. But quite nice. Bit posh.
Oliver-limp name. All the Oliver’s I’ve known have been a bit pathetic and boring/characterless. And unattractive 😳
Rory- Love this name. Cool, spunky, boys-boy name 😊

JustlikeDevon · 20/08/2018 07:48

Angus - the kid off the tv show about loch Ness. Only met one, he was hugely fat.
Cameron - they are not nice people
Fergus - sings the blues
Kelvin- 1980s afro Caribbean rapper in a shell suit with a ghetto blaster
Milo - a tweenie. Like it.
Magnus - Magnusson. He'll look ace in big jumpers
Oliver - wet and overused.
Rory - great in all its forms.

mintich · 20/08/2018 07:35

I actually prefer Ruairidh too but I live in England so thought he'd be forever explaining his name!

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ReginaPhalange89 · 20/08/2018 05:03

Angus - lovely !
Cameron - nice
Fergus - not keen, older man's name to me
Kelvin - don't like
Milo - tweenies ! Not keen
Magnus - Magnum PI 😂 sorry hate it
Oliver - ok but very common
Rory - nice, I prefer Ruairidh

MrsFoxPlus4 · 20/08/2018 04:56

Angus - Macfadyen who played Robert the Bruce.
Cameron - David.
Fergus - The neighbours annoying cat.
Kelvin - Grove art Gallery.
Milo - Nothing really it’s more of a dogs name.
Magnus - Mrs Honey from Matilda’s dead dad.
Oliver - & Company.
Rory - My cousin has a big black hairy dog called Rory 🤷🏻‍♀️

3TresTrois · 20/08/2018 01:55

our babes = your names

3TresTrois · 20/08/2018 01:54

You’re Scottish.

I don’t love our babes, though (sorry 😞)

I’m Irish abd if I were going to go down the cultural route, I’d want something more authentic and stsvdiut. Cameron for example has been completely colonised by American and English people to the extent that it doesn’t really feel Scottish.

Rory is too anglicized (perhaps bias, as I like the Irish Ruiairi better).

Kelvin is awful. Just horrible.

I don’t personally like Angus or Fergus, but they’re the best of the bunch.

madskai · 20/08/2018 01:42

Angus - Beef
Cameron - I quite like this one
Fergus - Not a fan at all
Kelvin - Unit of temperature
Milo - Mid sized dog
Magnus - Bloke from Scandinavia
Oliver - Cheeky chap who watches a lot of football
Rory - Trusty middle aged handyman

GoodHeavensNoImAChicken · 20/08/2018 00:11

Rory is lovely, as is Angus.

Not so keen on Milo or Kelvin

Quangot · 20/08/2018 00:07

Angus - beef, still quite nice name though
Cameron - David, surname
Fergus - OK but makes me think of fur
Kelvin - not keen
Milo - Tweenies
Magnus - a good strong name
Oliver - quite nice
Rory - Stewart (politician I don't like)

MrBull · 19/08/2018 23:49

Ah yes, I thought Milo was a kid's show character and couldn't remember where from! It's less robust/strong as some of the others I think.

Dani18 · 19/08/2018 23:43

Angus- don't really like it. Bit too old lady/ man for me.
Cameron- like it but hate Cammy as a nickname
Fergus- like it. Good Scottish name and also makes me think of the spunky wee French dude in outlander.
Kelvin- don't like it. Prefer Kevin.
Milo- like a cartoon character... makes me think of the tweenies
Magnus- don't like it. Too string for a little child
Oliver- very popular
Rory- my favourite, although in keeping with Scottish trend I prefer Ruairidh x

Faez · 19/08/2018 23:24

Milo is trendy? It makes me think of the Tweenies

Goostacean · 19/08/2018 23:19

Angus - Scottish, beef, quite a strong name. Like it!
Cameron - David, and a bratty child I know called Cameron. I’m sure the name is fine, but the association taints it for me!
Fergus - like it!
Kelvin - Centrigrade, Fahrenheit... Met a Kelvin once though, he was very nice. I kept wanting to call him Kevin...
Milo - love it!
Magnus - very serious name. I like it too!
Oliver - very popular, nothing special to me.
Rory - cute. I picture a little lion, all roar-y... 😂

So, I’d narrow the list to: Angus, Fergus, Milo and Magnus.

RedDwarves · 19/08/2018 22:44

Angus - Beef

Cameron - David

Fergus - Fat British shorthair cats

Kelvin - The most irritating and arrogant old man I have ever had the displeasure of working with; routinely took photos of people without their consent or awareness

Milo - The drink

Magnus - Scandinavian people

Oliver - Twist

Rory - No associations - just think it's a difficult name to say

I like Magnus, Oliver and Milo.

MaMaMaBelle · 19/08/2018 22:34

Like them all apart from Kelvin and Milo
I have a Cameron, love the name. Wasn't letting David ruin it!
I've always preferred Ruairidh to Rory though.

knowledgeofnone · 19/08/2018 22:34

Angus - boy I went to school hiding his sexuality (apparently no longer)
Cameron - 1st crush
Fergus - the fox
Kelvin - grove art gallery... what about Calvin?
Milo - dog
Magnus - wizard name
Oliver - olly Murs
Rory - ginger

MrBull · 19/08/2018 22:24

Kelvin McKenzie is a massive wanker so also dislike that one.

The David Cameron link with the name Cameron isn't a common reaction in Scotland, I don't think. It's a great name. I also like Oliver and Rory.

ProseccoPoppy · 19/08/2018 22:21

Aberdeen Angus
Cameron Diaz
Fergus the bogey monster
Kelvin looks like a typo for Kevin. So Kevin and Perry go large.
Milo is a gun dog, probably a black Labrador.
Magnus Magnusson
Oliver and Rory are lovely names that I would be very happy to name my son (but DH vetoed them both).

BakedBeans47 · 19/08/2018 22:17

Oh I’ve just remembered Kelvin McKenzie. That’s a big nope for Kelvin then for me

BakedBeans47 · 19/08/2018 22:16

Angus - not keen
Cameron - ok
Fergus - awful
Kelvin - not keen
Milo - like
Magnus - don’t like
Oliver - like
Rory - love

CountFosco · 19/08/2018 22:14

Milo and Oliver are very different from the rest. I'm not keen on either. I like Kelvin but don't know anyone Scottish who has used it as a first name, the only Kelvin I know is from Hong Kong.

I'm Scottish and several of these are names of family members so I love them and am having a giggle at some of the reactions. Assume you are from Orkney or Shetland if Magnus is on the list?

MyDarlingWhatIfYouFly · 19/08/2018 20:48

I'd add Ross to your list. Nothing at all to do with Poldark. Nope.

MyDarlingWhatIfYouFly · 19/08/2018 20:47

Angus - beef
Cameron - David
Fergus - nice name
Kelvin - temperature scale
Milo - makes me think of a modern, metrosexual. I think the same when I hear the name "Leon" Grin
Magnus - strong name, very nice
Oliver - too common nowadays
Rory - I like it

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