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Angus.

A male given name from Scottish Gaelic of mostly Scottish usage.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈæŋ.ɡəs/UK
  1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic of mostly Scottish usage.

  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.

Where this word comes from

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

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