Aonghas () is a masculine

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in Scottish Gaelic. Derived from the Old Irish given name ''Oíngus'', it is composed of Celtic elements meaning "one" and "choice". A variant spelling of the Scottish Gaelic name (which is also found in Ireland as an alternative spelling of the Irish form of the name) is ''Aonghus''. The Irish form of the Scottish Gaelic names is ''

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''. A pet form of the Scottish Gaelic name is ''Angaidh'', which is represented in English as '' Angie''. The earliest form of the given name ''

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'', and its

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s, occurs in

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's '' Vita Columbae'' (''Life of

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'') as ''Oinogusius'', ''Oinogussius''. This name likely refers to a Pictish king whose name is recorded variously as ''Onnust'', ''Hungus''. According to historian

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, the early Gaelic form of the name, ''Oengus'', was borrowed from the Pictish ''Onuist'', which appears in British as ''Ungust''. Woolf derived all these names from Celtic ''*Oinogustos'', which linguist John Kneen derived from ''*oino-gustos'' meaning "one-choice". which is a transcription of Woolf also stated that between about AD 350 and AD 660, the

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dialects underwent changes which included the loss of the final syllables and unstressed vowels, which transformed ''*Oinogustos'' to ''*Oingust''.

People with the given name

Aonghas

* Aonghas mac Somhairle, (''fl.'' 13th century), Scottish nobleman, son of Somerled * Aonghas MacNeacail, (born 1942), Scottish Gaelic writer * Aonghas Mór, (''fl.'' 13th century), Scottish nobleman, son of Domhnall mac Raghnaill *

Aonghas Óg of Islay Aonghas () is a masculine given name in Scottish Gaelic. Derived from the Old Irish given name ''Oíngus'', it is composed of Celtic elements meaning "one" and "choice". A variant spelling of the Scottish Gaelic name (which is also found in Irelan ...

, (''fl.'' 14th century), Scottish nobleman, son of Aonghas Mór * Aonghas Óg, (died 1490), Scottish nobleman, son of John of Islay, Earl of Ross

Aonghus

* Aonghus Fionn Ó Dálaigh, (''fl.'' 1520-1570), Irish poet * Aonghus Óg of Islay, (died 1314×1318/c.1330), Scottish magnate * Aonghus McAnally, (born 1955), Irish broadcaster *

Aonghus Óg McAnally Aonghus McAnally (born 20 June 1955) is an Irish radio and television producer and presenter, as well as an actor, musician, magician and billiards champion. He worked on both sides of the mic and camera for public service broadcaster Raidió Te ...

, (born 1980), Irish actor *

Aonghus Mór Aonghus Mór mac Domhnaill (died 1293) was a leading figure in the thirteenth-century kingdoms of the Isles and Scotland. He was a son of Domhnall mac Raghnaill, the eponym of Clann Domhnaill, a branch of Clann Somhairle. Aonghus Mór appears ...

, (died c. 1293), Scottish magnate *

Aonghus Ruadh Ó Dálaigh Aonghus Ruadh Ó Dálaigh (born c.1280 - died 1350) was an Irish poet. Genealogy His pedigree was: Aonghus Ruadh, son of Donnchadh Ruadh Ó Dálaigh, son of Aengus, son of Donnchadh Mor, son of Aenghusa, son of Tiadgh doichligh, son of Con Con ...

, (died 1350), Irish poet

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