Angus
Angus is a boy name of Scottish origin, meaning One strength; unique choice.
What Angus means
One strength; unique choice.
Angus sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Angus comes from
Scottish names draw on both Gaelic and Scots, and many began as clan or place names before becoming personal ones.
Angus is recorded as Scottish in origin. Browse other Scottish names.
How popular is Angus?
Angus sits outside the top 100 boy names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.
The character of Angus
The thread we file Angus under is strength — worth following if that association is what caught your attention in the first place.
Themes: Strong
Names like Angus
These share Angus's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Donald — World ruler; great chief.
- Gordon — From the great hill.
- Arthur — Bear; noble and courageous.
- Atlas — Enduring; the Titan who bears the sky.
- Ace — The number one; unity and excellence.
- Achilles — The great warrior hero.
- Aleksandar — Defender of mankind.
- Aleksander — Defender of mankind.
- Alessandro — Defender of mankind.
- Alessio — Defender.
- Archie — Truly bold and brave.
- Ares — God of war.