Fergus

English

Alternative forms

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

Proper noun

Fergus (plural Ferguses)

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

Derived terms

References
  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

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Fergus, from Irish or Scottish Gaelic Fearghas.

Proper noun

Fergus

  1. 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): /ˈfʲer.ɣus/

Proper noun

Fergus m (genitive Fergusso)

  1. a male given name

Inflection
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
  • Irish: Fearghas
  • Scottish Gaelic: Fearghas

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
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.
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