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What does Augustus mean?
Augustus 
as a boys' name is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Augustus is "great, magnificient". Given historical glamour by Roman emperors and German princely families, who brought it to Britain in the 18th century, when it became very fashionable. Sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens; painter Augustus John; beer magnate Augustus Busch. Also form of August.
ASSOCIATED WITH great, roman, emperors (king), britain (england), 18th century, saint
Variations
VARIANTS Agostino, Auggie, Augie, Auguste, Augustin, Augusto, Augy, Austen▼, Austin▼, Austyn, Gus▼, Guss▼, Gussie, Guus
SEE ALSO Augustine
FEMININE FORM Augusta
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Augustus Zephyr (A.Z.), ..
How popular is Augustus?
Augustus is a somewhat prominent first name for men (#948 out of 1220, Top 78%) and an even more prominent last name for both adults and children (#10948 out of 150436, Top 7%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Augustus reached its peak position of #211 in the U.S. in the 1880s, and is currently at #460. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Popular alternative forms of Augustus (#460 FROM RECENT DATA) rated in the Top 2000 are August (#170), Auguste, Augustin, Augustine (#761), Augusto, Austen (#1875), Austin (#80), Austyn (#1822), Gus (#994), Guss and Gussie. These forms of Augustus reached the top of their popularity in 1995 (ADOPTION OF 1.43%) and are now significantly less widespread (ADOPTION 0.46%, DOWN 68%), with forms such as Guss becoming less trendy. August and Augustine are two of the more fashionable boy names here.
Similar Names
Augustus is pronounced similarly to Agustus. Other recommended sound-alike names are Adulfus, Aegeus, Agapetus, Agosto, Agoston, Aguistin, Agustin, Agustine, Agustino, Aigeus, Albertus, Aleksius, Aloisius, Aloysius▼, Altus, Amatus, Anastas, Anastius, Anastos, Anestis, Angus, Anicetus, Anstas, Argus, Aristos, Artus, Augustino, Augustyn, Aurelius, Avgustin (see Augustine), Brutus, Erastus, Ernestus, Eugenius, Faustus, Festus, Gustus, Justus▲, Lugus, Modestus, Quintus and Rastus. These names tend to be less commonly used than Augustus.
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