Fergus - Origin and Meaning of the name

[ 2 syll. fer-gus, fe-rg-us ] The boy name Fergus is pronounced as FERGahS ^KEY. Fergus is used mostly in the English, Irish, and Scottish languages. It is of Celtic origin. The meaning of the name is man of vigor. Derived from the words 'fear' meaning man ; 'gus' meaning choice; vigor, strength. The name is Anglicized from Fearghas. It was borne in Irish legends by an Ulster warrior prince Fergus mac Erca, who supposedly brought the name from Ireland to Scotland in the 5th century. The name was also borne by Saint Columba's grand-father, who has sometimes been identified with the Ulster hero. The use of the name has since broadened to other English speakers, despite retaining strong Irish and Scottish associations.

The Irish and Scottish name Fearghas and the English name Ferguson are variant forms of the name. Other variants of Fergus include the Scottish pet form Fergie and the pet form Fergy.

Fergus is not frequently used as a baby boy name. It is not ranked within the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Fergus include the French Fabrice, the Arabic Fariq, the Arabic Faris, the English Farook, the Arabic and English Farouk, the Arabic, Slavic, and Turkish Faruk, the Scottish Fergie, the name Fergy, the English and Irish Ferris, the Urdu Firoz, the Spanish Frasco, the Dutch Frerik, the Hungarian Frici, the German Frieso, the Dutch and German Friso, the Arabic Faraj, the Arabic and Swahili Fariji, the Arabic and English Farooq, the Spanish Farruco, and the Arabic and English Faruq.

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