http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/14/name-of-the-day-angus/ Where Every Name Has a Story Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:32:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/14/name-of-the-day-angus/#comment-27758 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:03:43 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1649#comment-27758 [...] and Clara could have a good year for girls; for boys, Gus seems unstoppable.  (Though with August, Angus, and plenty of other names leading to Gus as a nickname, it will be tough to see in the [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/14/name-of-the-day-angus/#comment-25701 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:04:50 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1649#comment-25701 [...] a category that feels easy to love: British Baby Names’ Cosy Celtic collection.  Angus and Cai, Maisie and [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/14/name-of-the-day-angus/#comment-18236 Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:01:07 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1649#comment-18236 [...] in 2009, I wrote about Angus.  And in 2010, it was [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/14/name-of-the-day-angus/#comment-17699 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:08:29 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1649#comment-17699 I don’t know why, but I can’t speak this name without saying it in a loud, obnoxious Scottish brogue! I do think it’s a handsome name, even though I couldn’t use it, because I’d always think of cows and AC/DC.

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/14/name-of-the-day-angus/#comment-13238 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:51:47 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1649#comment-13238 It is so nice to hear of a real Angus! Great choice!

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/14/name-of-the-day-angus/#comment-13234 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:57:16 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1649#comment-13234 Okay Susan, chill out. We named our son Angus, my Dad and Grandfather also had the name. They were both called Sandy throughout their lives, never really got that but its a Scottish thing. Our son is now 8 and loves the name. We’ve never had any problem with teasing, occasionally he gets called Beef, but he doen’t seem to mind, and he is a big kid anyway. Nobody snickers when they hear the name, and he gets lots of compliments on his strong Galic name. Also, everyone who hears it remembers his name so he is always the teachers, coaches etc. remember it right off. I imagine this will come in handy later in live. Child abuse, come on now, maybe a little over the top.

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/14/name-of-the-day-angus/#comment-12753 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:55:12 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1649#comment-12753 Really? I think Angus would wear well. I know a pint-sized Seamus, and more than one little Gus. I suppose it depends on where you live, but here, Angus would fit right in.

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/14/name-of-the-day-angus/#comment-12751 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 21:12:48 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1649#comment-12751 I have to agree with Sara. Angus is a name that makes you think of cattle. I think parents need to consider the cruelty and ridicule that a child will have in school. There is just nothing attractive about this name. There are books full of names that are cool and unusual. This one needs to be left to die with in the last generation. I totally can see kids calling him “anus.” It borders on child abuse to set a young boy up with name that will cause kids, teachers and adults to snicker behind his back for the rest of his life.

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/14/name-of-the-day-angus/#comment-6980 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:28:01 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1649#comment-6980 Living in Texas, there is no way I could name a child Angus. Where’s the beef?

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/14/name-of-the-day-angus/#comment-3681 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:12:10 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1649#comment-3681 I really can’t edit very well, can i?! I meant ‘Hudson Kai’, in the top 100 for Victoria in 2008 – not 200!

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