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Fergus
Fergus, Ferghus, Feargus, Fearghus [Ir., manstrength; virility; male outflow; semen (?); cf. L virogustus, choice of men]. Name borne by dozens of figures from early Irish history, genealogy, mythology, and legend, as well as in Scottish and Arthurian traditions, including kings, warriors, poets, and saints. The name may once have been a cultic attribute of kingship, implying equine associations, and was especially popular in the king lists of early Ulster. The most often cited personage is probably Fergus mac Róich, fabled reciter of the Táin Bó Cuailnge [Cattle Raid of Cooley].
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Fergus." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Fergus." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Fergus.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Fergus." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Fergus.html |
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Fergus
1. The least promising son of Eochaid Mugmedón and Mongfhind; see ECHTRA MAC NECHACH MUIGMEDÓIN [The Adventure of the Sons of Eochaid Mugmedón]. 2. Sometimes Sir Fergus, a knight of King Mark and friend of Sir Tristram. Born a peasant, he wins Galiene, Lady of Lothian, after being knighted. Title character of a French verse romance by Guillaume le Clerc (c.1225). |
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Fergus." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Fergus." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Fergus1.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Fergus." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Fergus1.html |
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Fergus
Fergus ♂ Anglicized form of Fearghas, one of the Gaelic names that has recently also been favoured by parents without Irish or Scottish connections.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Fergus." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Fergus." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Fergus.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Fergus." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Fergus.html |
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Fergus
Fergus ♂ (Irish) Anglicized form of Fearghas.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Fergus." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Fergus." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Fergus1.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Fergus." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Fergus1.html |
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Fergus
Fergus ♂ (Irish) Anglicized form of Fearghas.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Fergus." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Fergus." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Fergus2.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Fergus." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Fergus2.html |
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Fergus
•horrendous, stupendous, tremendous
•Barbados • Indus • solidus • Lepidus
•Midas, nidus
•Aldous • Judas • Enceladus • exodus
•hazardous • Dreyfus • Josephus
•Sisyphus • typhus • Dollfuss
•amorphous, anthropomorphous, polymorphous
•rufous, Rufus
•Angus • Argus
•Las Vegas, magus, Tagus
•negus
•anilingus, cunnilingus, dingus, Mingus
•bogus
•fungous, fungus, humongous
•anthropophagous, oesophagus (US esophagus), sarcophagus
•analogous
•homologous, tautologous
•Areopagus • asparagus
•Burgas, Fergus, Lycurgus
•Carajás • frabjous
•advantageous, contagious, courageous, outrageous, rampageous
•egregious
•irreligious, litigious, prestigious, prodigious, religious, sacrilegious
•umbrageous • gorgeous
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"Fergus." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Fergus." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Fergus.html "Fergus." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Fergus.html |
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