Fergus

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Is it odd to name our baby Fergus if we're not Irish? We do both have Irish heritage but wouldn't identify ourselves as Irish.
We're really struggling with boys names.
I just want a normal but not too common name. I think Fergus is lovely.

I think it's lovely too.

Lovely underused name!

Great name - wouldn’t say it’s overtly associated with a country - though more likely to be Scotland than Ireland if it was, I reckon? Fergal would make me think more along the lines of a definitely Irish name (and is also great).

I'm Irish - I think it is a genuinely horrible name - like a worse wversion of fungus 🤮

Great name, one we strongly considered. I'd say go for it!

I quite like it, and Angus too.

I love it and plan to use it.

We have a little boy on the street whose name is Fergus, he's terribly cute

duggehug are you Irish or Scottish? I just worry people will think it doesnt 'fit' (for us, I mean).

I think it's a lovely name!

Horrible name

I would associate it more with Scotland but anyway, I don’t think it matters. A friend has just called her son a very Irish name, complete with Irish spelling and her Irish heritage is a couple of generations back, and her husband has none. Anything goes these days, I think.

I think it’s perfectly fine. And Fergus is cute, though I much prefer Angus .

Posh Scot would be my first thought.

Really don't like it. Angus is miles better.

I thought it was Scottish? I’m Irish and don’t know a single Fergus

I live in Scotland and have worked with a few boys named Fergus. Not overly common but they've suited their name.

I think it's a brilliant name. A friend of mine has a 22 year old Fergus - neither parent is Scottish.

Fergus is an Irish name, it’s from the Ulster cycle - hence the connection with Scotland. But sufficiently mainstream enough for anyone to use, I would have thought (the Queen Mother’s brother was Fergus if I remember rightly).

I really want to like it as I like the NN Gus but it just reminds me of fungus.

I didn't know it was an Irish name. My friend named Fergus has one English parent and one Chinese parent. I think it's a lovely name.

I like it.

Love it

Fungus

I like it

My BIL (Scottish) is Fergus and he is often called Ferg.