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Fergus or Feargus is a common
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or Irish male
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derived from
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, meaning ''the strong (one)'' or ''the masculine (one)''.Way, George and Squire, Romily. ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). Published in 1994. Pages 136 - 137. As a
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, Ferguson or
Fergusson Fergusson may refer to: Places *County of Fergusson, South Australia, Australia *Fergusson Island, off the coast of New Guinea *Fergusson Glacier, Wilson Hills, Antarctica *Nacimiento-Fergusson Road, the only road across the Santa Lucia Range in t ...
is common across Scotland but particularly in
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and
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. In Ireland, the
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family of
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derives its surname from the patronymic .


Given name


Saints

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Saint Fergus In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Catholic, Eastern Ortho ...


Nobles

* Fergus the Great (died c. 645), also known as Gwrgan Fawr or Gurgantius, a king of Ergyng, a Welsh kingdom of the early medieval period * Fergus mac Echdach, Scottish king of Dál Riata from about 778 to 781 *
Fergus of Galloway Fergus of Galloway (died 12 May 1161) was a twelfth-century Lord of Galloway. Although his familial origins are unknown, it is possible that he was of Norse-Gaelic ancestry. Fergus first appears on record in 1136, when he witnessed a charter o ...
(died 1161), Lord of Galloway *
Fergus, Earl of Buchan Fergus of Buchan was the last native Gaelic Mormaer of Buchan, and only the third to be known by name as Mormaer. Fergus appears to have had strong connections in Fife, and it is possible that his father (if he was his father) Colbán was a Fife ...
(died before 1214) *
Fergus Morton, Baron Morton of Henryton Fergus Dunlop Morton, Baron Morton of Henryton, MC, PC (17 October 1887 – 18 July 1973) was a British barrister and judge who was a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary from 1947 to 1959. The son of a Scottish stockbroker, Morton was educated in S ...
, judge


Others

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Fergus Bowes-Lyon Captain The Hon. Fergus Bowes-Lyon (18 April 1889 – 27 September 1915) was a British officer and older brother of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Queen consort of the United Kingdom from 1936 until 1952, and generally known in Britain as the Queen Mother ...
, brother of the Queen Mother *
Fergy Brown James Fergus Brown (31 October 1923 – 3 April 2013) was a politician in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He served as Mayor of York from 1988 to 1994. Background Brown was born in Scotland, and moved to the neighbourhood of Mount Dennis in York, To ...
, Canadian politician *
Fergus I. M. Craik Fergus Ian Muirden Craik FRS (born 17 April 1935, Edinburgh, Scotland) is a cognitive psychologist known for his research on levels of processing in memory. This work was done in collaboration with Robert Lockhart at the University of Toronto ...
(born 1935), Scottish cognitive psychologist * Fergus Ewing (born 1957), Scottish politician *
Fergus Graham Sir Frederick Fergus Graham, 5th Baronet KBE TD (10 March 1893 – 1 August 1978) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. Early life Graham was a "member of one of the most distinguished Border families". He was the son of S ...
(1893-1978), 5th Baronet, British Member of Parliament *
Fergus Hume Ferguson Wright Hume (8 July 1859 – 12 July 1932), known as Fergus Hume, was a prolific English novelist, known for his detective fiction, thrillers and mysteries. Early life Hume was born in Powick, Worcestershire, England, the second ...
, novelist *
Fergus Johnston Fergus Johnston (born 21 May 1959) is an Irish composer and member of Aosdána. Life and career Johnston was born in Dublin, the son of the physicist and political activist Roy H. W. Johnston, and studied for both a degree in music and a master' ...
(born 1959), Irish composer *
Fergus Gordon Kerr Fergus Gordon Thomson Kerr (born 16 July 1931) is a Scottish Roman Catholic priest of the English Dominican province. He has published significantly on a wide range of subjects, but is famous particularly for his work on Ludwig Wittgenstein and ...
(born 1931), Scottish Catholic priest, philosopher and theologian * Fergus McAteer, Irish politician *
Fergus McMaster Sir Fergus McMaster (3 May 1879 – 8 August 1950) was an Australian businessman and aviation pioneer. He was one of the three founders of the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited, the airline company that became commonly ...
(1879-1950), Australian businessman and aviation pioneer * Fergus Medwin (1874-1934), Australian politician *
Fergus Millar Sir Fergus Graham Burtholme Millar, (; 5 July 1935 – 15 July 2019) was a British ancient historian and academic. He was Camden Professor of Ancient History at the University of Oxford between 1984 and 2002. He numbers among the most influ ...
(1935–2019), British historian and Oxford professor * Fergus Montgomery (1927-2013), British thrice Member of Parliament *
Fergus O'Brien Fergus O'Brien (30 March 1930 – 19 October 2016) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Government Chief Whip and Minister of State at the Department of Defence from 1981 to 1982 and 1986 to 1987 and Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1980 to ...
, Irish politician *
Fergus O'Dowd Fergus O'Dowd (born 1 September 1948) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Louth constituency since the 2002 general election. He was appointed Chair of the Committee on the Implementation of the Good Frid ...
, Irish politician * Fergus Ó hÍr, Irish activist, politician, head teacher and broadcaster *
Fergus Pyle Fergus Pyle (17 March 1935 – 11 April 1997) was an Irish journalist, and editor of ''The Irish Times'' from 1974–1977. He was born in Dublin and educated at Aravon School in Bray, Campbell College, Belfast and Trinity College, Dublin, wher ...
(1935–1997), Irish journalist and editor * Fergus Riordan, actor * Fergus Smith (1843–1924), Australian politician * Feargus Urquhart, Scottish-American video game designer ergus FaulderScottish- English lord and strong man Also a womaniser


Fictional or mythological characters

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Fergus I (mythological king) King Fergus I (said to have flourished c. 330 B.C.), is generally identified as the son of Ferchard, Prince of Scots in Ireland and is the first of the line of Legendary kings of Scotland. The "first king of Scotland", according to the fictitiou ...
, said to be the "first king of Scotland" * Fergus Dubdétach, legendary High King of Ireland of the 3rd century AD *
Fergus Fortamail Fergus Fortamail ("strong, prevailing"), son of Bresal Brecc, son of Óengus Ollom, son of Ailill Bracan, son of Labraid Loingsech, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He took power after killin ...
, legendary High King of Ireland of the 4th century BC * Fergus mac Léti, legendary king of Ulster * Fergus mac Róich, in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology * Fergus Mór, a king of Dál Riata in Scottish mythology * Fergus Lethderg ("red-side" or "half-red"), a son of
Nemed Nemed or Nimeth (modern spelling: Neimheadh) is a character in medieval Irish legend. According to the ''Lebor Gabála Érenn'' (compiled in the 11th century), he was the leader of the third group of people to settle in Ireland: the ''Muintir Ne ...
who leads his people against the Fomorians in the Irish Mythological Cycle * Fergus, son of
Eochaid Mugmedon Eochaid Mugmedón () was a semi-legendary Irish king. According to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, Eochaid was a High King of Ireland, best known as the father of Niall of the Nine Hostages and ancestor of the Uí Néill and Conna ...
, half-brother of
Niall of the Nine Hostages Niall ''Noígíallach'' (; Old Irish "having nine hostages"), or Niall of the Nine Hostages, was a legendary, semi-historical Irish king who was the ancestor of the Uí Néill dynasties that dominated Ireland from the 6th to the 10th centuries. ...
(5th century) * Sir Fergus, one of King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table in ''
Le Morte d'Arthur ' (originally written as '; inaccurate Middle French for "The Death of Arthur") is a 15th-century Middle English prose reworking by Sir Thomas Malory of tales about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin and the Knights of the Rou ...
'' *
Fergus McDuck File:Glasgow 1877 by Don Rosa.jpg, 329px, ''Glasgow 1877'', Clan McDuck portrait by Don Rosa; left to right: Jake, Matilda, Downy, Fergus, Hortense, Scrooge (age 10), and Angus; wall portraits: Malcolm, Eider, Quackly, Roast, and Hugh (Clicking o ...
, Disney character *
Fergus the Railway Traction Engine This article is about the characters that have appeared in the books of ''The Railway Series'' by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry and Christopher Awdry. Unless otherwise stated on this page, the technical notes come from actual notes laid out by Wilbert ...
, character in ''Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends'' * the title character of ''Fergus the Fish'', British preschool animated series from the 1960s * Fergus Cramer from the ''
Nero Wolfe Nero Wolfe is a brilliant, obese and eccentric fictional armchair detective created in 1934 by American mystery writer Rex Stout. Wolfe was born in Montenegro and keeps his past murky. He lives in a luxurious brownstone on West 35th Street in Ne ...
'' series * Fergus Shannon, dog appearing in children's books by
David Shannon David Shannon (born October 5, 1959) is an American writer and illustrator of children's books. Shannon grew up in Spokane, Washington. He graduated from the Art Center College of Design and now lives in Los Angeles. In 1998 he won the Caldecott ...
* Claudel "Fergus" Fraser, adoptive son of Claire and Jamie Fraser, and one of the supporting characters of Outlander, both in his series of novels and the
television adaptation An adaptation is a transfer of a work of art from one style, culture or medium to another. Some common examples are: * Film adaptation, a story from another work, adapted into a film (it may be a novel, non-fiction like journalism, autobiography, ...
of the latter. * Fergus the Hostler, a secondary character in the 1956 Robin Hood parody ''
The Court Jester ''The Court Jester'' is a 1955 musical-comedy, medieval romance, costume drama film starring Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, Basil Rathbone, Angela Lansbury and Cecil Parker. The movie was written, produced, and directed by Melvin Frank and Norman ...
'' * Fergus Dargle, a character created by
Bennigan's Bennigan's is an Irish pub-themed American casual dining restaurant chain founded in 1976 in Atlanta by restaurateur Norman E. Brinker as one of America's original casual dining concepts. The chain operated under the restaurant division of Pills ...
* King Fergus, the leader of the foxes in the German film
Der Sturmer Der or DER may refer to: Places * Darkənd, Azerbaijan * Dearborn (Amtrak station) (station code), in Michigan, US * Der (Sumer), an ancient city located in modern-day Iraq * d'Entrecasteaux Ridge, an oceanic ridge in the south-west Pacific Ocean ...
* King Fergus, father of Princess Mérida in the animated movie '' Brave'' *Fergus Roderick McLeod, Crowley King of Hell's real name when he was human in 1661-1723 before he was dragged down to hell, from the TV series ''Supernatural''. * Fergus Fuzz, Furchester leader from The Furchester Hotel * Fergus Kearney, in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' * Fergus, one of the titular main character's children from the DreamWorks animated film, '' Shrek Forever After'' * Fergus Reid, character from the
Wolfenstein ''Wolfenstein'' is a series of World War II video games originally developed by Muse Software. The majority of the games follow William "B.J." Blazkowicz, an American Army captain and his fight against the Axis powers. Earlier titles are center ...
game series


Surname

* Alex Fergus (1899–?), Scottish professional association footballer *
Dylan Fergus Dylan John FergusMiddle name found on the ''California Birth Index 1905-1995'', under FERGUS, DYLAN JOHN, born 4 January 1980 in Santa Clara County. (born January 4, 1980, in San Francisco, California), is an American actor, producer and direct ...
(b. 1980), American actor * Sir Howard Fergus, Montserratian writer and historian *
James Fergus James Fergus (October 8, 1813 – June 5, 1902) was a miner, rancher, businessman and politician in Minnesota and Montana. He immigrated as a young man from Scotland and became a naturalized United States citizen. He helped develop the frontier ...
(1813–1902), miner, rancher, businessman and politician in Minnesota and Montana *
John Fergus (politician) John Fergus ( – 23 January 1865) was a British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the Bri ...
(died 1865), British politician *
John Fergus (scholar) John Fergus was an Irish physician and man of letters, c.1700 – c.1761. Biography A descendant of the Ó Fearghuis medical family of Connacht, Doctor Fergus a native of County Mayo but moved to Dublin city early in his adult life. He wa ...
(c. 1700–c. 1761), Irish physician and man of letters *
Keith Fergus Keith Carlton Fergus (born March 3, 1954) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, the Nationwide Tour and the Champions Tour. Fergus was born in Temple, Texas. He started playing golf at age 8. In high school, he pla ...
(b. 1954), American professional golfer *
Oris Fergus Oris Fergus (date of birth unknown) is a former West Indian cricketer. Fergus' batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born on Montserrat. Fergus first played for Montserrat against St Kitts in the 1971 Hesketh Bell Shield. His last reco ...
, Montserratian cricketer *
Thomas Fergus Thomas Fergus (6 April 1850 or 1851 – 29 September 1914) was a 19th-century New Zealand politician. Early life Thomas Fergus was born in Ayr Scotland on 6 April 1850. There is some question as to his date of birth as the New Zealand Governmen ...
(1850–1914), New Zealand politician *
Tom Fergus Thomas Joseph Fergus (born June 16, 1962) is an American former professional ice hockey center who played 726 regular season games in the National Hockey League for 12 seasons between 1981 and 1993. Playing career Tom Fergus grew up in Montreal, ...
(b. 1962), Canadian-raised American retired National Hockey League player


See also

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List of Scottish Gaelic given names This list of Scottish Gaelic given names shows Scottish Gaelic given names beside their English language equivalent. In some cases, the equivalent can be a cognate, in other cases it may be an Anglicised spelling derived from the Gaelic name, or ...
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List of Irish-language given names This list of Irish-language given names shows Irish language (''Gaeilge'') given names and Anglicized or Latinized forms, with English equivalents. Some English-language names derive directly from the Irish: Kathleen = Caitlín, Shaun = Seán. S ...
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Ferragus (disambiguation) Ferragus may refer to: * Ferragut, a Saracen paladin (in some texts a giant) in the ''Historia Caroli Magni'' * Ferragus, a Saracen giant of Portugal in the medieval romance ''Valentine and Orson'' * '' Ferragus: Chief of the Devorants'', a novel b ...


References

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