Angus

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Etymology

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

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Angus

  1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic of mostly Scottish usage.
    • 1994, RobertsonDavies, The Cunning Man, Viking, published 1995, →ISBN, page 168:
      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?
  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 black, hornless breed of beef cattle, originally from Scotland.
  6. (rail transport) A nickname for the 0-8-8-0 train configuration.

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Atayal

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Angus

  1. a male given name

Scots

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Angus

  1. a male given name