Naoghas

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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Metathetic form of Aonghas, from Middle Irish Aengus, Oengus, from Old Irish Oíngus, from oín (one), from Proto-Celtic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (single, one). The etymology of the second element is disputed; most likely it is gus (strength, vigour), from Proto-Celtic *gustu-, or it may be from Proto-Celtic *gus- (choose), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (to choose).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Naoghas m (genitive Naoghais, vocative a Naoghais)

  1. (dialectal) a male given name from Old Irish, variant of Aonghas, equivalent to English Angus