Angus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  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 train configuration.
noun
  1. plural of angu

Pronunciation

/ˈæŋ.ɡəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Angus.wav

Word forms

Angus Anguses

Etymology

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

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