Aonghus
Boy name · 6 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Aonghus: 6 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 3 births in 2015.
The name Aonghus is a classic Gaelic name, derived from Old Irish elements *aon* ("one") and *g*us* ("strength, choice"), giving it the powerful meaning "one strength" or "unique vigour." In Irish and Scottish mythology, Aonghus Óg was a god of love and youth, son of the Dagda, whose stories are woven into the medieval Dindsenchas. The most famous modern bearer is perhaps Aonghas Caimbeul, a celebrated 20th-century Scottish Gaelic poet from the Isle of Lewis. The name also lives on in the Scottish county of Angus, which takes its name from the ancient kingdom of the same root. While Aonghus is the original Gaelic spelling, the anglicised form Angus has long been popular across the English
Boy 2 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20153 babies
- Latest (2019)
- #7013 babies
- Total births
- 6since 2015
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y