(Gr) Scottish and Irish; anglicized also can be Gaelic Aonghus or Aonghas, composed of Celtic elements meaning "one" and "choice." Name of an old Celtic god, and is first recorded as a personal name in Adomnan's "Life of Saint Columba," where it occurs in the form Oinogus(s)ius as the name of a man for whom the saint prophesied a long life and a peaceful death. Almost certainly the name of an 8th C. Pictish king variously recorded as Omnust and Hungus. Aengus, Aonghus, Aonghas,Enos, Oengus, Ungus. Short form Gus; pet form Angie; feminine form Angusina.

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