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Angus
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angus
English
Etymology
en :der gd:Aonghas
en ine-pro *ǵews-
Anglicized form of en gd Aonghas, perhaps literally "one choice".
Pronunciation
en /ˈæŋ.ɡəs/ UK
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Angus.wav Southern England
Proper noun
es
en male Scottish Gaelic of mostly Scottish usage.
en 1994 RobertsonDavies The Cunning Man 168 Viking 1995 0670859117 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?
en Patrick Whittle; Leah Willingham; Jack Brook ICE officer who fatally shot driver in Maine was ‘fearing for public safety,’ agency says w:AP News https://apnews.com/article/ice-shooting-maine-immigration-dhs-f26f8c2256aa6f0748582ea4adbb515c 2026-07-13 U.S. Sen. Angus King previously said Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told him the officer opened fire after the man tried to use his vehicle as a weapon against ICE agents in Biddeford, a coastal city roughly 15 miles (24 kilometers) southwest of Portland. https://web.archive.org/web/20260714004232/https://apnews.com/article/ice-shooting-maine-immigration-dhs-f26f8c2256aa6f0748582ea4adbb515c
en.
en former county cc/Scotland, which became a local government district in 1975 in en Tayside Region (abolished 1996).
en council area cc/Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996.
en suburb of city/Sydney in the carea/Blacktown s/New South Wales c/Australia.
A black, hornless breed of beef cattle, originally from Scotland.
en rail transport A nickname for the 0-8-8-0 locomotive configuration.
Derived terms
en Brangus Coupar Angus Wangus
Related terms
en Aberdeen Angus Angus Og Black Angus Forfarshire
Translations
male given name
Irish: ga Aonghas m, ga Aonghus m
Manx: gv Anghus m
Polish: pl Angus m-pr
Scottish Gaelic: gd Aonghas m, gd Aonghus m
Anagrams
en agnsu Agnus Gansu sunga guans Ganus Aungs Sangu ungas gusan sugan Śuṅga Sunga saung Sagun Guans gunas
en Cattle
Atayal
Proper noun
tay proper noun
tay male
References
Scots
sco ine-pro *ǵews-
Proper noun
sco male