Angas as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Angas

What is the meaning of the name Angas ?

The baby name Angas is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AN-gəs (IPA: /ˈæŋɡəs/).

Angas is Gaelic, Scottish in Origin.

Angas is a rare given name, most often a surname-derived or variant spelling of Angus, the English form of Gaelic Aonghas/Óengus. The ancient Irish elements óen ‘one, unique’ and gus ‘vigor, strength, enterprise’ yield the sense ‘one strength,’ often interpreted as ‘unique strength’ or ‘exceptional vigor.’ Linked to Irish myth through Aengus Óg of the Tuatha Dé Danann, the name moved into Scotland and became firmly established in Scots and English as Angus.

While Angus appears across medieval records - including Pictish kings named Óengus and the early saint Óengus (Aengus) the Culdee - Angas as a given name surfaces later, influenced by the Angas family surname, notably in Australia through philanthropist George Fife Angas. Variants include Angus, Aengus, Aonghus/Aonghas, and Óengus; the common short form is Gus. Today Angas reads as a distinctive, heritage-rich twist on a classic Celtic name.

⚙ Angas is about as rare as a name gets. In all, it appears just 21 times, across 11 countries.