The name FERGUS is a characteristic Scottish name explained as meaning " Firey" or "leader or brave Chieftan There are a number of early forms of the name Fergus to include: FEARGHAS, FERGHAIS, and FHEARGUIS. The name is derived from Gaelic "Fear" meaning man and " Gais" meaning spear. Hope this helps, Emily bernardf@intrstar.net -----Original Message----- From: Cynthia N. Russell <crussell@gtii.com> To: FERGUS-L@rootsweb.com <FERGUS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, January 03, 1999 12:11 PM Subject: Part 2 for Volunteer Help Needed Sorry for the 2nd post. I left out the information needed for the page. It is: Variations of the Name: Meaning of the Coat of Arms: History of the Name: Meaning of the Name: About the Clan: Contact Information: Additional Websites: crussell@traversecity.com FERGUS Website ttp://www.traverse.net/people/crussell/fergus_family.htm FERGUS Newsgroup FERGUS-L@rootsweb.com Rootsweb Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl