[Opinions] Angus and Granville
WDYT of Angus and Granville? Do you think either of them are unusable in today's society? Especially Angus - It reminds me of Angus Deayton when I hear it (one of my favourite television personalities), but everybody says it reminds them of cows. So, I guess, to some people, it's the equivilant of naming a child "veal".
Granville is after David Jason's character in Open All Hours, btw. David Jason is my favourite actor.
- Maria
Pro-Sissy-Names.
Granville is after David Jason's character in Open All Hours, btw. David Jason is my favourite actor.
Pro-Sissy-Names.
This message was edited 6/3/2006, 11:41 AM
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I love Angus,
but I'm not big on Granville. I look at it too literally; its place name meaning of "large town" is exactly what I see in it. It sounds too generic for me to even accept as the name of a place, let alone a person. It might work for me as a middle name-- Angus Granville isn't bad. :-) Definitely less usual.
Angus, I'm big on. One of the newest additions to my extended family is Angus Leo and I think his name is adorable. His parents hesitated because of the beef association, too, but went with it anyway and are very happy they did. It really reminds me of AC/DC before it does of cows, whether that's a good thing or not. :-/
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-Marx-
but I'm not big on Granville. I look at it too literally; its place name meaning of "large town" is exactly what I see in it. It sounds too generic for me to even accept as the name of a place, let alone a person. It might work for me as a middle name-- Angus Granville isn't bad. :-) Definitely less usual.
Angus, I'm big on. One of the newest additions to my extended family is Angus Leo and I think his name is adorable. His parents hesitated because of the beef association, too, but went with it anyway and are very happy they did. It really reminds me of AC/DC before it does of cows, whether that's a good thing or not. :-/
To call on them to give up their illusions about their condition is to call on them to give up a condition that requires illusions.
-Marx-
I like Angus, esp. with the nn Gus. :b But the association with cows and beef is strong. I still like it, though. It also makes me think of the AC/DC lead singer, and also the movie and main character "Angus" (from the 1990s, I believe).
Granville sounds a bit too much like a surname to me. Also makes me think of Orville Redenbacher. :b
~Heather~
"Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?" - Ernest Gaines
Granville sounds a bit too much like a surname to me. Also makes me think of Orville Redenbacher. :b
~Heather~
"Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?" - Ernest Gaines
I'm afraid Angus reminds me of cows . . . All I think when I hear it is "beef?" Argus is a nice alternative.
Granville isn't my style either, but it's better than Angus. It's not bad at all.
Hannah
Dr. Peter Flynn: I understand you're a neurosurgeon.
Bert Fischer: No, I'm a barber, but a lot of people make that mistake.
-Rushmore
Granville isn't my style either, but it's better than Angus. It's not bad at all.
Hannah
Dr. Peter Flynn: I understand you're a neurosurgeon.
Bert Fischer: No, I'm a barber, but a lot of people make that mistake.
-Rushmore
Yup it reminds me of steak, I would personally never use either but they could grow on me