Aonghais as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Aonghais

What is the meaning of the name Aonghais ?

The baby name Aonghais is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Scottish Gaelic: /ˈɯŋəs/ (approx. "AYNG-us"); Anglicized/English: /ˈæŋɡəs/ ("ANG-gus").

Aonghais is Scottish Gaelic in Origin.

Aonghais is a Scottish Gaelic given name, a variant of Aonghas/Aonghus and cognate with Irish Aengus, all ultimately from Old Irish Óengus (óen “one, unique” + gus “vigor/strength”). The sense is “unique strength” or “one vigor,” sometimes interpreted as “the chosen one.” The name appears in early literature through the love-god Aengus Óg of the Tuatha Dé Danann.

Used across Gaelic Scotland and Ireland since the early medieval era, it was borne by Pictish kings Óengus I and II and by the 9th-century poet-saint Aengus the Culdee. Aonghais reflects Gaelic case forms (genitive/vocative of Aonghas) but is also encountered as a modern nominative spelling. Established variants include Aonghas, Aonghus (Gàidhlig), Aengus and Óengus (Irish/Old Irish); Anglicisations are Angus and, historically in Scotland, Aeneas, with the nickname Gus. Related patronymics include MacAonghais (source of MacInnes/McInnes) and Mag Aonghusa (Magennis/Guinness).

⚙ We have no record of Aonghais in any national birth registry or name dataset. That's typically a sign of a rare name, a regional or traditional one, or a modern coinage. By any reading, it's an exceptionally uncommon choice.