Virgil for a name?

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I like it, It has a Thunderbirds link, a Steve McQueen link andof course the great Mr Grissom

But would it work?

If you are going to call your child Gus why are you planning on naming him something quite different (and difficult)? Call him Angus, Augustine, Augustus or August, or Fergus or Gustav/Gustavo (or Constantine - apparently Gus is a shortening of that - not sure how!).

Augustus and Constantine are both lovely names. Personally, I'd go for Virgil Augustus (Gus) Emmanuel. In fact, had DH not very strongly vetoed both Gus and Emmanuel, I would have used them both myself!!

I think it's lovely. Classical roots.

Dottoressa - think Mr Grissom is a character in CSI

Dotressa Virgil 'Gus' Grisson was one of the 1st astronauts and died in the Apollo 1 disaster. Here is hid wiki entry

BTW the Thunderbirds were named after the 1st astronauts John Glenn, Virgil Grissom, Gordon Cooper, Alan Shepard and Scott Carpenter

Oh OK, I can see the pedigree there. I'd have the Virgil in the middle though to be honest, especially as you aren't actually going to use it.

my bump is Virgil......we can't think of a boy's name we agree on so it looks like Virgil might stick. I think it's FAB (d'ye see what I did there? )....

....especially when said in the local thick Yorkshire accent!

I like it

Imho if you want a classical poet go for Homer, Virgil just copied him.

Although Simpson connotations don't help. Read the Aeneid & then decide...

when she is about 16 she will get teased for the whole virgin/virgil thing

same with a virgil at ds1's nursery