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Extremely handsome! Also, extremely human ... though I still fantasise about three Scottie puppies: Angus, Fergus and Magnus. I'm familiar with the breed of cattle, but it just isn't an issue for me.

I don't know why, but I have always found this name to be quite handsome. It has been among my guilty pleasures for at least a decade.

"When I grow up...

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I'm going to Bovine University!"

I don't like it. I always thinks of Angus beef.

It's sort of comical, to me. Some guys could pull it off... but not most. Mostly it is dorky.

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My image of it is influence more by how it sounds like
"anger," than it is by beef.

I like Angus, but the cattle thing has ruined it for me.

Love it

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I prefer the spelling Aonghus slightly but would probably use the spelling Angus. It is a very handsome name and is quite a timeless classic in Australia, I think. It is quite steadily popular but not crazily so. I know quite a few of all ages and I love it with the nn Gus

I really like it but I think many people don't.

I can't hear it without thinking of beef. It's pretty butch. Or . . . butcher, perhaps. :)

This message was edited 10/9/2010, 8:59 AM

I'd say handsome, but I've only ever come across it as a name.

Makes me think of beef. Angus is not a name but a hunger inducing word to me.

Angus - g = anus. Just saying...

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I hate it. I hate the sound, the look, the associations, everything.

I've never liked Angus. It either reminded me of beef or of the word 'anus.' Apparently, I'm not the only one. I met a woman about a year ago with two grandsons. The first was two years old and the younger son was named Angus. The two-year old couldn't say Angus and so the baby ended up being called, you guessed it, Anus. This obviously bothered the grandmother and she told me she hoped the older brother would eventually learn to pronounce Angus properly. Now I'm not saying someone named Angus would be constantly teased, but the potential IS there.

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Mainly, Angus doesn't appeal to me aesthetically. It's not that it's too butch. Having said all this, I do think Angus is a name that must be grown into. A man could definitely wear it better than a small child, that's for sure.

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As an aside, I love the name Duncan and it's a family name for me, however, my dh can't stand it and says it reminds him of Duncan Heinz and Dunkin Donuts. Again, more teasing potential. A shame.

This message was edited 10/9/2010, 4:29 AM

too bovine.

It's kind of both. But I like those sorts of names. :)

Too much hamburger for me. It is all I can think of now when I hear the name, along with Argus Filch from Harry Potter. Sure, it isn't Angus, but I still think of him. :P

I never really liked this as a name, and even now I probably wouldn't use it. But I do actually find it quite handsome, and go figure it makes me think of Scotland. And then, AC/DC!

MacGyver!

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It's a semi-GP only because it was MacGyver's first name. I actually don't like the name, but... well... I can't dislike it too much because of Mac. ;-)

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We raise Angus beef cattle, so that ruined it for me right off the bat.

The Subway I'm working at just started serving an Angus Steak sub. I heard it's delicious, and right now, that's all that comes to mind.

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I'm pretty sure I'd be really happy to see it on a small child, if I actually met a small child with this name, but on its own, it feels very adult and I have a hard time just imagining a child with the name.

I can't say I'm a fan at all. It's not just butch, it just looks yuck, no offense. And it reminds me of the burger. Angus is a type of beef or the cow its from, I can't remember

I like it. It's not too butch--I would say it's handsome. I can't picture it on a baby or a little boy, but I can on a man. But I'd rather have a name that doesn't suit a little boy and does a man rather than the other way around---a name such as Cody or Jamie.

Too butch for a modern, American child.

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However, it reminds me of Angus Tuck whom I regard very fondly because he's such an awesome guy.

I'm going with too butch. It also reminds me of the burger.