Fergus
English
Etymology
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
- (Ireland, Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈfɛɹɡəs/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɜːɡəs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɝɡəs/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ɡəs
Proper noun
Fergus
- A male given name.
- A patronymic surname.
Derived terms
- Fergus County
- Fergus Falls
Related terms
- Faries
- Ferguson
- Ferris
- Ferguses
References
- 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
- Fruges
Cebuano
Etymology
From English Fergus, from Irish or Scottish Gaelic Fearghas.
Proper noun
Fergus
- a male given name
Old Irish
Etymology
From fer (“man”) + guss (“vigour”), which is from Proto-Celtic *gustus (“choice”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfʲer.ɣus/
Proper noun
Fergus m (genitive Fergusso)
- A male given name
Descendants
- Irish: Fearghas
- Scottish Gaelic: Fearghas
Mutation
| 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. | ||