What does the name Gus bring to mind? (Last one from me, I promise!)

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Promise this will be my last question for a while, haha. It's been so helpful so thank you all!

Regardless of full name, if we call our son by the name Gus, what does it bring to mind?

Disney film or a dog.

It’s short for Angus - I prefer it to Angus myself. My friends dog is called Gus. Very cute dog and a cute name.

Augustus Gloop

We caught a lost dog called Gus by luring him with homemade pizza from our picnic lunch. Fortunately his owner was looking for him, all ended happily.

So, Gus is a slightly daft chocolate Labrador.

I know a dog called Gus so it reminds me of a dog! But that's not a negative thing it's just my only association.

He keeps being mentioned but actually he was the nicest character in that movie other than Charlie really.

Liz Truss. Gus Truss. It also sounds like it would be a good name for a goose — Gus the Goose.

Makes me think of Guffs (farts)

Tv show ‘Recess’

Maybe so, but the lyrics to the song are:

Augustus Gloop, Augustus Gloop
The great big greedy nincompoop
Augustus Gloop, so big and vile
So greedy, foul, and infantile.

So maybe not the best connotation!

I know 2 Guses, both Angus. One is 8 one is 55. I’d describe both like this, and a little bit low impact/veggie/alternative but in a very good way.

Actually a bit astonishing we once condoned lyrics like that.

I was a bit anti the idea that the Roald Dahl texts were being edited, but coming face to face with them like that again, it is a bit dark ages...

What is wrong with the lyric? The character is a caricature deliberately created to contrast with Charlie for the purpose of a morality tale. And the singers are the Oompa Loompas, who are supposed to be outspoken and judgmental, not the other children.

Are we not allowed to boo at panto villains any more?

It is the repetition of "big" (twice) juxtaposed with vile and foul.

Surely you can see that is fat-shaming at a child audience level?

Me too, the chubby, useless one 😁

The mouse. But I love it!

The little fat mouse in Disney Cinderella comes to mind first. Then Augustus Gloop from Charlie abs the chocolate factory. But I do think it's a cute name!

The stupid mouse from Cinderella who nearly gets eaten by the cat.

ETA: I posted my first thought and then scrolled up to see what everyone else had said, so I wasn't influenced, I promise!

I think whatever people initially call to mind when they first hear a name, it's quickly replaced by the actual person they meet, get to know and love.

I think it's cute. I think of the mouse from Cinderella. I considered using it as a nickname for Fergus. It's a name we're still considering. I think it's best to have a fuller name and use Gus as a nickname.

Yep! Him!

I'm not usually this crude (lies) but I immediately thought of guff which meant fart when I was at school although I love names with gus at the end like Angus or Magnus

Honestly? It reminds me of the word disgusting. Sorry!

The puppet Gus Honeybun.

The mouse from Cinderella. He was my favourite character.

I love this!