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Etymology

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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

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Proper noun

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Fergus (plural Ferguses)

  1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ 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

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From English Fergus, from Irish or Scottish Gaelic Fearghas.

Proper noun

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Fergus

  1. a male given name from Scottish Gaelic

Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *Wirogustus, equivalent to fer (man) +‎ guss (vigour), which is from Proto-Celtic *gustus (choice), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Fergus m (genitive Fergusso)

  1. a male given name

Inflection

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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:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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  • Irish: Fearghas
  • Scottish Gaelic: Fearghas

Mutation

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Mutation of Fergus
radical lenition nasalization
Fergus Ḟergus Fergus
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.