The reason why is because I have baby fever, and one of the names I had for my potential son was "Gustave." The reason for that, you might not like.
Gustave is the name of an actual Nile Crocodile from the African nation of Burundi. He is a man-eater famous for killing and devouring at least 300 people throughout his 60+ years of life. In addition, while Nile crocodiles usually max out at 12 feet for for females and 14 feet for males, Gustave is 18-25 feet long and weighs more than 2000 pounds. To make matters worse, sometimes he doesn't even eat the humans he kills off. Sometimes, he just leaves their dismembered bodies there. His career as a murderer and man-eater has started in the 1970s, basically meaning he's been terrorizing Burundi since before many of us were even born. And because of his extreme size, he is large enough to kill and eat adult hippos, and he also hunts them as prey. In case anyone is wondering how serious that is, hippos are one of the most dangerous animals in Africa. Their bite is powerful enough to literally split a crocodile in half, and they are too durable for predators to kill. So hippos curb-stomp crocodiles in fights. But Gustave is strong enough to f*cking kill and eat them.
And the worst part is that no humans have been able to stop him. He's been shot at 4 times, including once in the head. None of those wounds have done any real lasting harm to him, because of his incredibly tough hide and massive body.
Because of ALL of these things, some people in Burundi even called Gustave a demon. So, guys? Would you be OK with your son being named "Gustave", after this cruel crocodile?
Odd that I'd be requested this question, but okay... I don't want kids myself) at least not biological ones; maybe adopted ones) because I don't want to pass down my generic flaws and negatives towards another person in my life. Also, I don't want to raise a daughter or son in such a messed up world as this one, with all the current political corruption and propaganda going on.
However, if I were to have a son, I myself would definitely not name him Gustave. It sounds too German (even though ironically, my last name is German in origin, suggesting I have some distant German ancestry). It also is just too unpleasant sounding to me, like many throat-sounding German words.
With that said, I wouldn't mind too much if my wife wanted to name a child after such a reputation. A name like Alli (for a girl) or Cro or something. Just not Gustave. I don't like the sound of it.
Well I prefer names with less "bad" meanings, but any name with a real meaning behind it I like that idea, and I like the name Gustave it sounds strong.
