Angus (given name)

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{{Infobox given name2

| name = Angus

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| pronunciation ={{IPAc-en|lang|ˈ|æ|ŋ|ɡ|ə|s}}

| gender = Male

| language = English

| languageorigin = Irish and Scottish Gaelic

| origin = Aonghas

| derivation = Aonghus > {{langx|mga|Áengus}} > {{langx|sga|Oíngus}}

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| petname = Angie, Gussie

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| derivative = Angusina

| seealso = Aengus

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|short forms=Gus, Naos (Irish)}}

Angus is an English language masculine given name. It is an Anglicised form of the Irish and Scottish Gaelic name {{lang|mhg|Aonghas}} (also spelt {{lang|ga|Aonghus}}), which is composed of Celtic elements meaning "one" and "choice". Short forms of the name include Gus, which may be lengthened to Gussie, and Irish Naos.{{Cite book |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |title=A Dictionary of First Names |last2=Hardcastle |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |edition=2nd |series=Oxford Paperback Reference |location=Oxford |pages=16, 341, 399, 400 |author-link1=Patrick Hanks}} Angie ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|ŋ|ɡ|i:}} {{Respell|ANG|ghee}}; {{langx|gd|Angaidh|link=no}}) is a common pet form of the name. The feminine form of Angus is Angusina.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx? |title=Learn about the family history of your surname |publisher=Ancestry.com |access-date=1 October 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101005064018/http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx| archive-date= 5 October 2010 | url-status= live}} Which cited for the given name "Angus" {{Cite book |title=A Dictionary of First Names |date=1996 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=0-19-280050-7 }}

The earliest form of the given name Angus, and its cognates, occurs in Adomnán's Vita Columbae (English: "Life of Columba{{-"}}) as Oinogusius, Oinogussius. This name likely refers to a Pictish king whose name is recorded variously as Onnust, Hungus.

According to historian Alex Woolf, the early Gaelic form of the name, Oengus, was borrowed from the Pictish Onuist, which appears in British as Ungust. Woolf noted that these names are all derived from the Celtic *Oinogustos.{{Cite book |last=Woolf |first=Alex |author-link=Alex Woolf |title=From Pictland to Alba, 789–1070 |year=2007 |publisher=Edinburgh University Press |location=Edinburgh |isbn=978-0-7486-1233-8 |pages=xiv, 330 }} Linguist John Kneen derived this name from two Celtic elements the following way: *Oino-gustos, meaning "one-choice".{{cite web |url=http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/fulltext/pn1937/p001.htm |title=Christian Names |publisher=www.isle-of-man.com |access-date=1 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818054621/http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/fulltext/pn1937/p001.htm |archive-date=18 August 2010 |url-status=live}} Which is a transcription of {{cite book |last=Kneen |first=J. J. |year=1937 |author-link=John Joseph Kneen |title=The Personal Names of the Isle of Man |publisher=Oxford University Press}} Woolf also stated that between about AD 350 and AD 660, the Insular Celtic dialects underwent changes which included the loss of the final syllables and unstressed vowels, which affected *Oinogustos thus: *Oinogustos.{{Cite book |last=Woolf |first=Alex |author-link=Alex Woolf |title=From Pictland to Alba, 789-1070 |year=2007 |publisher=Edinburgh University Press |location=Edinburgh |isbn=978-0-7486-1233-8 |page=62 }}

Variations

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! colspan="2" |Irish English

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! width="16.6666666667%" | Scottish Gaelic

! width="16.6666666667%" | Middle Irish

! width="16.6666666667%" | Old Irish

Angus

| Aengus

Aeneas

| colspan="2" | Aonghas

| Áengus

| Óengus

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People with the given name

=Angus=

Angus Abbey (1925–?), Australian rules football player
Angus Abranson, British game designer
Angus Allan (1936–2007), British comic strip writer and magazine editor
Angus B. Rothwell (1905–1981), Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin
Angus Baker (1849–1924), navigator, ship's captain and political figure in Quebec
Angus Barnett (born 1963), English actor
Angus Beith (born 1996), Scottish footballer
Angus Bernard MacEachern (1759–1835), Scottish Bishop in the Roman Catholic Church
Angus Bethune (disambiguation), several people
Angus Brayshaw (born 1996), Australian rules football player
Angus Black (1925–2018), Scottish international rugby union player
Angus M. Bowie (born 1949), British classicist
Angus Brandt (born 1989), Australian professional basketball player
Angus Brayshaw (born 1996), Australian rules footballer
Angus Buchanan (disambiguation), several people
A. A. Burleigh (c. 1845–1938), also known as Angus Augustus Burleigh, American minister, soldier, and teacher
Angus Cameron (disambiguation), several people
Angus Cameron (American politician) (1826–1897), American politician
Angus Cameron (academic) (1941–1983), Canadian linguist
Angus Cameron (director), British director
Angus Campbell (disambiguation), several people
Angus Castle-Doughty (born 1995), English actor
Angus Clark, guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer
Angus Cloud (1998–2023), American actor
Angus Cottrell (born 1989), Australian rugby union footballer
Angus Creelman Ree (1929–2009), lawyer and political figure in British Columbia
Angus Deaton (born 1945), British-American economist and recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
Angus Deayton (born 1956), British actor, writer, musician, comedian and broadcaster
Angus Donald (born 1965), English author
Angus Douglas-Hamilton (1863–1915), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
Angus Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton (1938–2010), also has subsidiary title as the 22nd Earl of Angus
Angus Duford (1891–1950), Canadian professional ice hockey player
Angus Dun (1892–1971), American bishop
Angus Dunlop (born 1967), Irish cricketer
Angus Dunnington (born 1967), English poker, online gambling specialist, and professional chess player
Angus Edmond (born 1976), New Zealand male cyclo-cross cyclist
Angus Finlay Hutton (1928–2016), British naturalist born in India
Angus Fletcher, British businessman, member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Angus Fogg (born 1967), New Zealand racecar driver
Angus Frantz (1895–1973), American wrestler
Angus Fraser (born 1965), English cricketer in the 1980s and 1990s
Angus Fregon (1880–1956), Australian rules footballer
Angus Gardner (born 1984), Australian professional rugby union referee
Angus Gibson (1842–1920), Scottish-born Australian sugar planter and politician
Angus Goetz (1897–1977), American football player
Angus Graham (disambiguation), several people
Angus Hambro (1883–1957), British Conservative Party politician
Angus Harris (born 1977), Australian businessman
Angus Harrison (born 1992), British actor from Bristol, England
Angus Houston (born 1947), Australian soldier
Angus T. Jones (born 1993), American actor known for Two and a Half Men
Angus W. Kerr (1873–1927), American politician
Angus King (born 1944), 72nd Governor of Maine
Angus Konstam (born 1960), Scottish author and historian
Angus Lennie (1930–2014), Scottish actor
Angus MacAskill (1825–1862), tallest non-pathological giant in recorded history
Angus MacInnes (1947–2024), Canadian actor
Angus Mackay (disambiguation), several people (includes McKay)
Angus MacLise (1938–1979), American musician
Angus D. MacMillan (1839–1884), merchant and political figure on Prince Edward Island
Angus Matheson (1912–1962), inaugural Professor of Celtic at the University of Glasgow
Angus McInnes (fl. 1897–1903), Scottish football player (Burnley FC)
Angus McLaren (born 1988), Australian actor
Angus Monfries (born 1987), Australian rules footballer
Angus Robertson (born 1969), Scottish politician
Angus Sampson (born 1979), Australian actor and filmmaker
Angus Scrimm (1926–2016), American actor and author
Angus Stone (born 1986), Australian folk-blues singer-songwriter and record producer-engineer
Angus G. Wynne (1914–1979), American businessman
Angus Young (born 1955), Scottish-born Australian guitarist from the band AC/DC
Angus Wall (born 1967), American film editor
Alan Young (born Angus Young) (1919–2016), British actor, star of Mister Ed

=Aonghas=

Aonghas mac Somhairle, (fl. 13th century), Scottish nobleman, son of Somerled
Aonghas MacNeacail (born 1942), Scottish Gaelic writer
Aonghas Mór, (fl. 13th century), Scottish nobleman, son of Domhnall mac Raghnaill
Aonghas Óg of Islay, (fl. 14th century), Scottish nobleman, son of Aonghas Mór
Aonghas Óg (died 1490), Scottish nobleman, son of John of Islay, Earl of Ross

=Aonghus=

Aonghus Fionn Ó Dálaigh (fl. 1520–1570), Irish poet
Aonghus Óg of Islay (died 1314×1318/c.1330), Scottish magnate
Aonghus McAnally (born 1955), Irish broadcaster
Aonghus Óg McAnally (born 1980), Irish actor
Aonghus Mór (died c. 1293), Scottish magnate
Aonghus Ruadh Ó Dálaigh (died 1350), Irish poet

=Aengus=

Aengus Finnan (born 1972), Canadian folk musician
Aengus Finucane (1932–2009), Roman Catholic missionary of the Spiritan Fathers order
Aengus Fanning (1942–2012), Irish journalist and former editor of farming of the Irish Independent
Aengus Mac Grianna (born 1964), newsreader
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (born 1964), Irish Sinn Féin politician
Aenghus Ua Flainn (died 1036), Abbot of Clonfert