Fergus

== English == === Alternative forms === (surname): Vargus === 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". === Pronunciation === (Ireland, Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈfɛɹɡəs/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɜːɡəs/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɝɡəs/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ɡəs === Proper noun === Fergus (plural Ferguses) A male given name from Scottish Gaelic. A surname originating as a patronymic. An unincorporated community in the township of Centre Wellington, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Anagrams === Fruges == Cebuano == === Etymology === From English Fergus, from Irish or Scottish Gaelic Fearghas. === Proper noun === Fergus a male given name from Scottish Gaelic == Old Irish == === Etymology === From Proto-Celtic *Wirogustus, equivalent to fer (“man”) +‎ guss (“vigour”), which is from Proto-Celtic *gustus (“choice”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɸʲeɾ.ɣus/ (Blasse) [ˈɸʲeɾ.ɣus] (Griffith) [ˈɸʲeɾ.ɣøs] === Proper noun === Fergus m (genitive Fergusso) a male given name ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Irish: Fearghas Scottish Gaelic: Fearghas === Mutation ===