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The Name Fergus - Origin and Meaning of Fergus
  



The Name Fergus - Origin and Meaning of Fergus


Gender

Masculine

Origin of the Name Fergus

Irish

Usage of the Name Fergus

Irish, Scottish

Meaning of the Name Fergus

The name Fergus is an Anglicized form of the Irish and Scottish name Fearghas meaning "supreme man" in Irish.

Famous Bearers

This was the name of several ancient Kings of Ireland and Scotland.
Other bearers include Saint Fergus (died c. 730), an Irish bishop and missionary to Scotland; Fergus Hume (1859 - 1932), an English novelist; Fergus Ewing (born 1957), a Scottish politician.
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