"Fergus" meaning in English

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Fergee"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Fergie"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Fergus County"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Fergus Falls"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Ferguson"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Fergusson"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Fergy"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ǵews-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ga",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gd",
        "3": "Fearghas"
      },
      "expansion": "Scottish Gaelic Fearghas",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Irish or Scottish Gaelic Fearghas. The first element may be related to modern fìor (“true”) or fear (“man”) (cf. Fearchar). The second element has been understood to mean 'choice' (cf. Angus). Thus the name means either \"most chosen one\" or \"chosen man\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Ferguses",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vargus",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es"
      },
      "expansion": "Fergus (plural Ferguses)",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Faries"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Ferguses"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Ferguson"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Fergusson"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Ferris"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English male given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A male given name from Scottish Gaelic."
      ],
      "id": "en-Fergus-en-name-NBcZghtn",
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English surnames",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname originating as a patronymic."
      ],
      "id": "en-Fergus-en-name-Xs1vzbdd",
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in Canada",
          "orig": "en:Places in Canada",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in Ontario, Canada",
          "orig": "en:Places in Ontario, Canada",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 8 86",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 12 78",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 10 85",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An unincorporated community in the township of Centre Wellington, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada."
      ],
      "id": "en-Fergus-en-name-Lw4w5Wrj",
      "links": [
        [
          "unincorporated community",
          "unincorporated community"
        ],
        [
          "Centre Wellington",
          "Centre Wellington#English"
        ],
        [
          "Wellington County",
          "Wellington County#English"
        ],
        [
          "Ontario",
          "Ontario#English"
        ],
        [
          "Canada",
          "Canada#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɛɹɡəs/",
      "tags": [
        "Ireland",
        "Scotland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɜːɡəs/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɝɡəs/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)ɡəs"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Fergus"
}

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  "categories": [
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English terms derived from Irish",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from Scottish Gaelic",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵews-",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)ɡəs",
    "Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)ɡəs/1 syllable"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Fergee"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fergie"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fergus County"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fergus Falls"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ferguson"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fergusson"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fergy"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ǵews-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ga",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gd",
        "3": "Fearghas"
      },
      "expansion": "Scottish Gaelic Fearghas",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Irish or Scottish Gaelic Fearghas. The first element may be related to modern fìor (“true”) or fear (“man”) (cf. Fearchar). The second element has been understood to mean 'choice' (cf. Angus). Thus the name means either \"most chosen one\" or \"chosen man\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Ferguses",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vargus",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es"
      },
      "expansion": "Fergus (plural Ferguses)",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Faries"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ferguses"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ferguson"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fergusson"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ferris"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English given names",
        "English male given names",
        "English male given names from Scottish Gaelic"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A male given name from Scottish Gaelic."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English surnames",
        "English surnames from patronymics"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname originating as a patronymic."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Places in Canada",
        "en:Places in Ontario, Canada"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An unincorporated community in the township of Centre Wellington, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unincorporated community",
          "unincorporated community"
        ],
        [
          "Centre Wellington",
          "Centre Wellington#English"
        ],
        [
          "Wellington County",
          "Wellington County#English"
        ],
        [
          "Ontario",
          "Ontario#English"
        ],
        [
          "Canada",
          "Canada#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɛɹɡəs/",
      "tags": [
        "Ireland",
        "Scotland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɜːɡəs/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɝɡəs/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)ɡəs"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Fergus"
}