Angus

See also: angus

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Aonghas, perhaps literally "one choice".

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈæŋ.ɡəs/

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Proper noun

Angus

1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic of mostly Scottish usage.
   • 1994, RobertsonDavies, The Cunning Man, Viking, published 1995, →ISBN, page 168:

     Angus was a great enlargement of experience for me, because he illustrated how haphazardly Fate attributes names to her unoffending children. Angus McGubbin: a Scots giant, red-haired and scowling - wouldn't you think so?

2. A surname.
3. A former county of Scotland, which became a local government district in 1975 in Tayside Region (abolished 1996)
4. A council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996.
5. A black, hornless breed of beef cattle, originally from Scotland.
6. (rail transport) A nickname for the 0-8-8-0 train configuration.

Derived terms

• Coupar Angus

Related terms

• Aberdeen Angus
• Angus Og
• Black Angus
• Forfarshire

 

Translations

male given name

• Irish: Aonghas m, Aonghus m
• Manx: Anghus m
• Scottish Gaelic: Aonghas m, Aonghus m

Anagrams

• Aungs, Gansu, Guans, Sagun, Sangu, Sunga, guans, gunas, gusan, saung, sugan, sunga

Scots

Proper noun

Angus

1. a male given name