Boy's name
Aonghas
“AY-nus”
from oinos, 'one', and gustus, 'choice' — the one choice
The story behind the name
An ancient name, frequent among the MacDonnells, O'Dalys and O'Leynes, and borne by five saints in the Martyrology of Donegal. Aonghus was also the god of love among the Tuatha Dé Danann, who kept Brú na Bóinne.
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