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Meaning

The name Angus has the following meaning:

One who is exceptionally strong. Also has the meaning of "servant of the Lord" in Hebrew and "singular" or "choice" in Scottish. An anglicized form of Aonghus.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Angus is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Angus in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name Angus is pronounced as ang-guss

Origins

Angus originates from the Irish language.
See other suggested Irish boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Angus and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Angus: Boys - Aydan, Brendon, Daire, Girls - Brielle, Ireland, Rowena, Shayla, Tara, Both genders - Brady, Brian, Cody, Darby, Ennis, Gale

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Angus: Aengus (Irish), Anngus, Aonghus (Irish), Ennis (Irish), Oengus (Irish), Ungus (Irish)

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Angus are: Gus

Style

We think the name Angus should fall under the following style category: Celtic.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Angus to be: A rich and well-liked man

In one word, you might describe Angus as a(n) "rich" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Angus (or its variants) are:

Angus Campbell, born on 19 March , a famous athlete. Angus Campbell's background: The founder of the Northern Ontario Hockey Association (NOHA) an executive member of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Angus Macfadyen, born on 21 September, a famous actor. Angus Macfadyen's background: A Scottish actor who played Philip in the BBC's production of The Lost Language of Cranes, Dupont in Equilibrium, Robert the Bruce in 1995's Braveheart and Jeff Reinhart in the Saw series of films as well as real-life British actors as Peter Lawford (The Rat Pack) and Richard Burton (Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story).

Angus King, born on 31 March , a famous politician. Angus King's background: He served two terms as an independent Governor of Maine from 1995 to 2003. He became a distinguished lecturer at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine and annually teaches a semester-long undergraduate course on leadership.
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