Respondents: 57 (This poll is closed)
[name]Gonzo[/name] is also a Muppet, a style of pornography, and slang for a venereal disease. I personally would not use it as a first or middle name.
I think Soshelly sums it up nicely! I would give it a pass for first or middle name!
While I’m pretty much an anything goes in the middle kind of person…I think that you should find another way to honor him. I know it’s not quite as “insider” as [name]Gonzo[/name], but you could just use one of his names.
Yeah, the first thing that came to mind for me was the muppet. The one with the huge nose.
His middle name was Stockton; what about that instead?
I think it could work as a middle name.
I love [name]Hunter[/name] [name]Thompson[/name] as well, but [name]Gonzo[/name] is still not a good idea. [name]Hunter[/name] or [name]Thomas[/name] would better ideas.
Oh wow, I hope your kidding. There will be 3 intellectuals in the world who think of
[name]Thompson[/name], everyone else will think of the muppet or a particularly disturbing brand of porn. Please, don’t.
It’s crazy, really. Except that I do tend to think anything goes in the middle spot, so I voted maybe.
The only thing that gives me pause is that I honestly cannot imagine your son ever wanting to reveal what the G. stands for. “Is it [name]George[/name]? [name]Gregory[/name]? [name]Grant[/name]?” “Um - no. Yeah.” If all of your friends have kids with wacky names, maybe. You couldn’t quite live with [name]Gonzo[/name] in our 'hood, but a zipcode over, probably yeah.
And I may the last of the innocents, but [name]Gonzo[/name] is purely beaky Muppet to me.
The idea of Stockton appeals, but I’m guessing you might find that too yupster. Maybe just the middle initial S. - not short for anything? There’s something quirky and interesting in that. Though for me, I’d probably use [name]Thompson[/name] to honor [name]Hunter[/name] S. If I were honoring [name]Hunter[/name] S. My husband would like that idea …
Could you choose a name from one of [name]Thompson[/name]'s books? I agree, [name]Gonzo[/name] is a type of journalism. I really don’t care for noun names.