# Angus

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈæŋ.ɡəs/ · frequency rank #12,362

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic of mostly Scottish usage.
2. A surname.
3. A former county of Scotland, which became a local government district in 1975 in Tayside Region (abolished 1996).
4. A council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996.
5. A suburb of Sydney in the Blacktown council area, New South Wales, Australia.
6. A black, hornless breed of beef cattle, originally from Scotland.
7. A nickname for the 0-8-8-0 train configuration.

## Etymology
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Aonghas, perhaps literally "one choice".

## Easily confused with
- **ans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angus-vs-ans)
- **ants** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angus-vs-ants)
- **anus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angus-vs-anus)
- **argue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angus-vs-argue)
- **annum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angus-vs-annum)
- **Argus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angus-vs-argus)
- **Argos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angus-vs-argos)
- **august** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angus-vs-august)
- **animus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angus-vs-animus)
- **Ang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ang-vs-angus)
- **AGS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ags-vs-angus)
- **ages** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ages-vs-angus)
- **Ange** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ange-vs-angus)
- **angry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angry-vs-angus)
- **angel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angel-vs-angus)
- **anger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anger-vs-angus)
- **angle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angle-vs-angus)
- **anglo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anglo-vs-angus)
- **Angie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angie-vs-angus)
- **angst** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angst-vs-angus)

## Common misspellings (7)
`agnus`, `anggus`, `angsu`, `anguss`, `anngus`, `anugs`, `nagus`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/angus