Cynthia, 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 http://www.traverse.net/people/crussell/fergus_family.htm >FERGUS Newsgroup FERGUS-L@rootsweb.com >Rootsweb Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > >