Fergus
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (surname): Vargus
Etymology[edit]
From Irish or Scottish Gaelic Fearghas. The first element may be related to modern fìor (“true”) or fear (“man”) (cf. Fearchar). The second element has been understood to mean 'choice' (cf. Angus). Thus the name means either "most chosen one" or "chosen man".[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Ireland, Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈfɛɹɡəs/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɜːɡəs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɝɡəs/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ɡəs
Proper noun[edit]
Fergus (plural Ferguses)
- A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Alexander Macbain, Etymology of the principal Gaelic national names, personal names, surnames to which is added a disquisition on Ptolemy's Geography of Scotland, 1911, p. 14.
Anagrams[edit]
Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English Fergus, from Irish or Scottish Gaelic Fearghas.
Proper noun[edit]
Fergus
- a male given name from Scottish Gaelic
Old Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Celtic *Wirogustus, equivalent to fer (“man”) + guss (“vigour”), which is from Proto-Celtic *gustus (“choice”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Fergus m (genitive Fergusso)
- a male given name
Inflection[edit]
| Masculine u-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | Fergus | FergusL | FergusaeH |
| Vocative | Fergus | FergusL | Fergusu |
| Accusative | FergusN | FergusL | Fergusu |
| Genitive | FergusoH, FergusaH | FergusoL, FergusaL | FergusaeN |
| Dative | FergusL | Fergusaib | Fergusaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants[edit]
Mutation[edit]
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| Fergus | Ḟergus | Fergus pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
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- Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)ɡəs
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