Fergus

English Alternative forms surname en Vargus Etymology en :der ga:Fearghas gd:Fearghas 1 en ine-pro *ǵews- From en ga - or en gd Fearghas. The first element may be related to modern gd fìor true or gd 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".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. Pronunciation en /ˈfɛɹɡəs/ Ireland,Scotland en /ˈfɜːɡəs/ RP en /ˈfɝɡəs/ GenAm en ɜː(ɹ)ɡəs 1 Proper noun es en male Scottish Gaelic. en patronymics. en Q5444155en ucomm twp:pref/Centre Wellington co/Wellington County p/Ontario c/Canada. Derived terms en Fergus County Fergus Falls Ferguson Fergusson Fergie Fergy Fergee Glen Fergus Related terms en Faries Ferguson Fergusson Ferris Ferguses References Anagrams en efgrsu Fruges Cebuano Etymology ceb ine-pro *ǵews- ceb From ceb en Fergus, from ceb ga - or ceb gd Fearghas. Proper noun ceb proper noun ceb male Scottish Gaelic Old Irish Etymology sga :der cel-pro:*Wirogustus sga ine-pro *ǵews- From sga pgl ᚃᚓᚏᚌᚑᚄᚑ, from sga cel-pro *Wirogustus, equivalent to sga fer man guss vigour, which is from sga cel-pro *gustus choice, from sga ine-pro *ǵéwstus. Pronunciation Proper noun sga proper noun genitive Fergusso m sga male Inflection m Descendants ga Fearghas gd Fearghas Mutation