Angus & Elspeth
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I've always really liked Elspeth. Angus I go back and forth on. Sometimes I think it's kind of charming, sometimes it just makes me think of cows.
I truly don't know why people like the name Elspeth. I usually like the "el" sound a lot, especially at the start of names, but the lsp combo and "peth" in general just don't do it for me. Angus does make me think of Angus beef and I don't love the way the A sounds in it, but I prefer it to Elspeth.
Not sure if they're currently authentic, but they have a wonderful 1920s air about them. As if the Swallows and Amazons found themselves sailing on Loch Ness ... these would be the new friends they'd make!
They'd be delightful for a curmudgeonly couple running a bed and breakfast near a murky and craggy lake in a 1950s crime novel, or a pair of tired, but well-loved terriers. I can't picture them on children, though - they seem to be septugenerian by nature.
I don't dislike Elspeth, but it's always sounded kind of odd coming out of my mouth. I kind of like it in the abstract, though when it comes to names I might actually consider using, it isn't up there.
I've always disliked the name Angus. I have two associations: angus beef & Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison. It's always seemed a strange choice for someone to use on a human. (The cat of that particular book feels more appropriate.)
I've always disliked the name Angus. I have two associations: angus beef & Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison. It's always seemed a strange choice for someone to use on a human. (The cat of that particular book feels more appropriate.)