Meanings
angus1
- pluralplural of angu
Angus2
plural Anguses
- A male given name from Scottish Gaelic of mostly Scottish usage.
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 1681 more example
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 - A surname.
- A council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996.
- A suburb of Sydney in the Blacktown council area, New South Wales, Australia.
- rail transportA nickname for the 0-8-8-0 locomotive configuration.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Scottish GaelicAonghas
- EnglishAngus
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Aonghas, perhaps literally "one choice".
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Irish Aonghas, Aonghus
- Aonghasmale given name
- Aonghusmale given name
Polish Angus
- Angusmale given name
Scottish Gaelic Aonghas, Aonghus
- Aonghasmale given name
- Aonghusmale given name
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Cite this entry
angus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angus
“angus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angus. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “angus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angus.
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