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Angus en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈæŋ.ɡəs/ (UK)

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Aonghas, perhaps literally "one choice".

Meanings

1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic of mostly Scottish usage.
   • 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. 2026 July 13, Patrick Whittle, Leah Willingham, Jack Brook, “ICE officer who fatally shot driver in Maine was ‘fearing for public safety,’ agency says”, in AP News, archived from the original on 14 Jul 2026:
   • 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? 1994, RobertsonDavies, The Cunning Man, Viking, published 1995, →ISBN, page 168:
2. A surname.
3. A former county of Scotland, which became a local government district in 1975 in Tayside Region (abolished 1996).
4. A council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996.
5. A suburb of Sydney in the Blacktown council area, New South Wales, Australia.
6. A black, hornless breed of beef cattle, originally from Scotland.
7. A nickname for the 0-8-8-0 locomotive configuration.

Forms

Deriveds

Wangus · Brangus · Coupar Angus

Relateds

Angus Og · Aberdeen Angus · Forfarshire · Black Angus

Translations (6)

ga Aonghus (male given name) · gv Anghus (male given name) · ga Aonghas (male given name) · gd Aonghus (male given name) · pl Angus (male given name) · gd Aonghas (male given name)