Fergus - is it really middle class??!!

[Janus]

Really this is because after 3 children together we just got married at the weekend and we are expecting he 4th in April. My maiden name was Ferguson so it's a small way of nearly keeping it alive!!
Slightly worried though that everyone will view child as very middle class with ruddy cheeks and orange hair!! What do you think?
I like Finn too but think that is now quite popular.
We have 3 girls so far so quite likely to be another girl but this thread is just incase!!

I like Fergus. Although I did used to work with one and everyone referred to him as Fungus. Behind his back.

What about Ferguson as a middle name?

Fergus, middle class, meh, not partic

wouldn't say Fergus was particularly middle class. These things change all the time anyway

Not particularly MC. I do think Fungus too!

I like Finn and how about Angus?

I have a Fergus so, naturally think it is wonderful. He loves it too! Not partic MC IMO,

oh and congrats on wedding and dc4!

No Finn in top 100 for 2009 so not common [I love it]
I love Fergus too and Gus is a brilliant nn

I like it. I like Fergus and Gus, and maybe even Fergie. Not sure about the middle class question. I really like boys' Scottish names.

I really like Fergus. I teach two now that I live in England (a middle class area, too) but never met one in the 25 years I lived in Scotland!

Gus is a great nickname.

I love Fergus.

I had wanted to call DS Finn, but my hubby spoiled the name for me by saying he would be bullied if he was fat.

I like Fergus.

What#s wrong with ruddy cheeks and red hair? [hsmile]

it's not mc it's irish

What's wrong with MC!

No, it's just hideous whatever your 'class'.
Sounds like 'fungus'.

It is cool, easy to spell, a bit unusual but not unheard of, and I used to fancy the pants of someone called Fergus. He was adorable

I think of it as Irish, so a lot of ruddy cheeks and even some red hair, based on the Ferguses I knew.

Ferguson not bad either as a first name.

Not particularly MC to me.

What's wrong with middle class?

If you're worried about sounding "too mc" , stick with the names listed in the "chav names thread".

I suppose you could ask yourself if it would go with your 3 other names - it is very celtic so if you've went for Italian sounding girls names (or chavvy if that's your bag) then it's not a great match.

I personally think it's great, two of my friends have called their boy this and my driving instruction was also called Fergus. He definitely wasn't middle class.

You could always spell it Phergas. Or P'fergus. Or Ferdy-Gus. Or Phergaux. Or Fergis.....

Definitely not middle class imo. DS is a Fergus (and my mother did point out the "Fungus" thing after we'd named him I just told her that her name rhymed with poo and it had never really been an issue for her )

What's wrong with being middle class? I'm not working class and I'm certainly not upper class so by default I am in the middle classes(as are lots and lots of other MNers). What is wrong with us?

Prefer Finn to Fergus BTW.