Gus?

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For a boy- just Gus. Not to keen on Augustus or Angus.
Also, what middle names would go nicely with it? Our sir name begins with 'G'.

I know one, 5yo.
I admit I blanched a lot when I first heard it.
I even confessed as much MN while most people said they loved it!
Still makes me think of Gomer Pyle, sorry.

I like it, but I do think of it as a nn. I sympathise though, I don't like those two either. Fergus?

I know a (grown up) Gus and he's lovely. I think he's really a Fergus though. I like the name Gus.

Ohhh, Fergus! Thats lovely!

I've just remembered Gus Honeybun. That's the only 'negative' I can think of for the name Gus, and hardly relevant.

I love it, original, short, lovely!!!

Augustus is lovely. Fergus makes me think of Fungus.

I know a Magnus who is a Gus, I like it. :)

I like it, Angus is top of my name list and I love Fergus and Magnus too. Gus doesn't go with my surname on its own (IMO) but thinking if it's a nn his friends use, they won't use it with his surname.

Middle names would depend if he is Fergus or just Gus, I think - but something a bit longer to balance out the short first name?

I have a Gus so obviously I love it. He's half Dutch and in Holland it's a standalone name (albeit spelt Guus) so I had no qualms about not using Augustus or anything long. And Sir Gus O'Donnell's success rather scotches the high court judge argument. My Gus's middle name is Antonius (family name).

I have a Gus though it it is a shortened version of his proper name.

Gus O'Donnel is really Augustine though

Yes, but the fact that he's chosen to use Gus professionally rather than Augustine demonstrates that it hasn't held him back.

it's a fab name

Oh yes, fetched me a glass of wine once, so definitely rated highly by me

Oh, middle name is Edmund(family name).

I love Gus. Wanted to call ds3 Atticus and Gus for short - tenuous I know - but dh vetoed.

Did he? Well then you see - all Gus's are lovely people.

I have a 'just' Gus! I really worried about him having a full name but knew I would only call him Gus so went for it. It suits him really well and we've had really positive comments about his name. Do it!

Augustus Waters became Gus as he lost his magnificence and became more and more ill.

Though I appreciate he is quite a niche literary character. I love Augustus because of this namesake.