Given name

Oíngus

“one”

Oíngus is a masculine given name from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Old Irish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Oíngus goes back to a word meaning “one.”

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Where it comes from

Oíngus comes from Proto-Indo-European.

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How it developed

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus, built from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- + *-tus.

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Around the world

Oíngus has relatives in 3 languages.

Scottish Gaelic

3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Across languages 4

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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