Augustus name - Meaning of Augustus
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- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 3
- Usage
- Ancient Roman, Dutch, Latin
- Pronounced
- ə-GUS-təs (English) , ow-KHUYS-tus (Dutch)
- Augustus Meaning
- Means "great" or "venerable", derived from Latin augere "to increase". Augustus was the title given to Octavian, the first Roman emperor. He was the adopted son of Julius Caesar who rose to power through a combination of military skill and political prowess. This was also the name of three kings of Poland. Augustus originates in Latin language and means "exalted". This was the name of the first emperor of the Roman Empire. As a masculine given name it sounds rather old-fashioned in modern times and is rarely used.
Augustus Related Names
Diminutive: Guus (Dutch)
Feminine Forms: Augusta (Ancient Roman), Augusta, Gusta (Dutch)
Other Languages: August (Catalan), August (Danish), August, Gus (English), Aukusti, Aku, Kusti (Finnish), Auguste (French), August (German), Augusto (Italian), Augusts (Latvian), Augustas (Lithuanian), August (Norwegian), August (Polish), Augusto (Portuguese), Avgust (Russian), Avgust (Slovene), Augusto (Spanish), August (Swedish), Avgust (Ukrainian)
Augustus Celebrities
Augustus Earle - artist, Augustus Egg - artist, Augustus Parrish - football player,
