Fergus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

Fergus

/ˈfɛɹɡəs/ Ireland, Scotland
/ˈfɜːɡəs/ UK
/ˈfɝɡəs/ US

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)ɡəs

Where it comes from

From Irish or Scottish Gaelic Fearghas. The first element may be related to modern fìor (“true”) or fear (“man”) (cf. Fearchar). The second element has been understood to mean 'choice' (cf. Angus). Thus the name means either "most chosen one" or "chosen man".

proper noun Ferguses · Vargus

A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
A surname originating as a patronymic.
An unincorporated community in the township of Centre Wellington, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: carrick, newmarket, angus, fenella, fiona, finbar, ewan, fintan, hamish, euan, brendan, allistair, alastair, eoghan, finnian, teagan

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"Fergus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fergus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Fergus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fergus

Chicago

"Fergus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fergus.

BibTeX

@misc{fergus_2026,
  title = {Fergus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fergus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}