Eugenie's son's names revealed

Anyone remember Gus Honeybun, the rabbit? He was on telly in Devon back in the day.

First of all I thought why? the name is Augustus and then I realised they don't want him teased as "Augustus Gloop"-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzmzZaB0kss
from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. So they've called him after a month!!!

Gus always makes me think of a man with a big flabby tummy perhaps cos it sounds like guts ???

I knew it! The naughty boy!

But then one day, one sad fateful day
He cried out take that nasty soup away

Oh dear, my first thought was "But it's only February !".

However I don't think he'll get ribbed about it - family will call him Gus and when he goes to Eton , with a mother who is a Princess, I'm sure the other lads will be polite.

My mum had an uncle August. Mum pronounced it so it sounded French 'Augoost' I don't know if he was French ?

I like it.
Auggie is another popular nickname along with Gus

August is a fine name, meaning esteemed, magnificent.
Old Victorian names seem to have been gaining in popularity recently.

I really enjoyed them.

Oh no, it’s Heinrich Heine, who wrote a lot of these cautionary tales.

I think my mum had an ulterior motive, then.
Thank you.

Good point Baggs

I’d like to hear how they pronounce it. It’s unusual even by today’s upper class standards, and I quite like it. He’ll be at school with other children with bizarre names, so I doubt if it will be a problem.

Augustus who wouldn’t have any soup is a cautionary tale by, I think, Hilaire Belloc, designed to intimidate fussy eaters.

Great name

And he'll be going to school with lots of children with unusual names

Augustus is different to August They should have called him February ??
Daft name combination for working class people but up to them all moneyed people seem to have strange names for their kids look at Rees mog and Johnson but then so do a lot of so called ‘celebrities’

Wouldn't be my choice, I found several males by the name of Augustus in my family tree, but they lived back in the 19th century. Having said that I always found the name Eugenie attractive, again associated with over a century ago, but unusual. Maybe the little chap will be known as Gus.

No worse than April, May and June when you think about it.

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It's the name of emperors and saints. Kinda.

Was it peas he wouldn't eat then?
I shall have to google I think.

You’re maligning Augustus misadventure.

“He always did as he was told
And never let his soup get cold”

Maybe it will be pronounced, 'Ow goost'

People have been mangling Eugenie's name for years.

it's a fine name, classic and timeless.
i think i would rather have chosen Augustine or Augustus, but i like their choice.
as for ribbing at school. i doubt it. youngsters are much more open=minded, they just accept people and their names, unless adults put negative ideas in their minds...

I quite like, yes. Not what I was expecting, but a good name.