Given name
Naoghas
“single, one”
Naoghas is a masculine given name from Middle Irish, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Scottish Gaelic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Naoghas goes back to Proto-Indo-European *óynos, meaning “single, one.”
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Where it comes from
Naoghas comes from Middle Irish, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
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How it developed
From Middle Irish Aengus, from Old Irish Oíngus, from Proto-Celtic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“single, one”), from Proto-Celtic *gustu-, from Proto-Celtic *gus- (“choose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (“to choose”); its root is Proto-Indo-European *ǵews-.
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Naoghas’s family of names
In Scottish Gaelic usage, Naoghas has a related form in Angus. In Scottish Gaelic usage, Naoghas continues an earlier form in Aengus. In Scottish Gaelic usage, Naoghas has a related form in Aonghas.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Naoghas has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Irish roots to each of them.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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