Gus?

[CaipirinhasAllRound]

Currently our favourite boys name. We wouldn't name him something longer just to shorten it
What do you think?

[DramaAlpaca]

I like it as a nickname for Angus, Magnus etc, but not on its own.

[PestoSwimissimos]

Call him Asparagus

Gus for short

Cute

[goldenrachita]

It's really, really cute and for a short name it's unusually original. I prefer it as an abbreviation of something longer but maybe that's just me.

[BipBippadotta]

Love Gus. Would use it for my as yet unnamed DS but it doesn't fit his surname.

[Jauncornetto]

If DD had been a DS she'd (he'd?) have been called Gus. Love it

[OnlyTheDepthVaries]

I've got an Angus nn Gus so love it. Suits all ages I think. However, his nn at school was Fungus for a while!

[RickGrimes]

Love it.

[oleoleoleole]

Love it, I know a Gus and he gets Gussie too!

[TheTempest]

My dog is called Gus, safe to say I like it 😀

[throughgrittedteeth]

Oh I love it, made me smile when I saw the thread title

[lljkk]

West coast Americans find it hideous (... if you care about increasingly globalized world). I thought most MNers loved it.

[TurboTheChicken]

I like it. I've only ever met one Gus and he was lovely. I'm also from the Westcountry so the only other association I made was Gus Honeybun and he was a rabbit with attitude.

I also like Pip and Kit!

[CaipirinhasAllRound]

A mixed bag of opinions, thanks all. The negatives haven't put me off yet

[Jemimapiddleduck]

The reason we called our son August was so I could nickname him Gus..

Now he is bloody well called Augie. Ha.

Suffice to say I love the name

[Littlelegs19]

Sorry OP, reminds me of the big mouse from Cinderella.

[MrsEricBana]

Yes sorry, Billy Bunterish connotations here too.

[villainousbroodmare]

Exactly what LettuceMash said. With jam coming out between his fingers and a rivulet of grease running up his chunky wrist.

[raisinsofwrath]

In the west country he'd be called gus honeybun

[OlennasWimple]

Angus nn Gus is nice

[Lidlfix]

It's never really been "out" as name in Scotland but generally as nn for Angus and is lovely. A name that can be cute and still grown into. Never taught an Angus that I didn't like (was at school with a head case Gus) .

[Awwlookatmybabyspider]

Its adorable. However the first thing that comes in to my mind, is. That cute little tubby mouse from Cinderella.

[Sugarpiehoneyeye]

Only as a nick name.

[Sophronia]

I only like it short for Angus, Fergus, Magnus, Gustav or August/Augustus

[CaoNiMartacus]

To close to "pus".

[Mrsknackered]

I like it!
I like Angus and Guy too.