Augustus

Meaning and origin of Augustus

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Augustus on Nomezo lists

What our editors wrote about Augustus on 13 lists.

• “A Roman emperor's name for a household ruler”

  From Funny middle names, grand old-fashioned middle names

• “Latin for venerable; goes by Gus on weekends”

  From Redneck names for boys, southern gentleman names for boys

• “Latin for exalted or venerable; a name for an emperor”

  From Boy cat names, old-fashioned boy cat names

• “Rome's first emperor, for a dog who rules the couch”

  From Boy dog names, distinguished names for gentleman dogs

• “Venerable; Latin. Grand Roman title”

  From Boy middle names, unique boy middle names

• “Exalted, venerable; Latin. The first Roman emperor's title”

  From Classic boy names, royal and noble boy names

• “The first Roman emperor”

  From Empoleon nicknames, royal and emperor names

• “Grand and imperial, like a full tail fan”

  From Funny names for turkeys, boy turkey names (for toms)

• “Imperial, theatrical and impossible to say casually”

  From Funny names that start with A, big, fun-to-say first names that start with A

• “Exalted, venerable; Latin. Gus for short”

  From Old man names, distinguished old man names

• “Venerable; Latin. Title of the first emperor, Octavian”

  From Roman names, roman emperor names

• “An imperial name for a starter that rules the kitchen”

  From Sourdough starter names, old-fashioned names for a sourdough starter

• “Great, venerable; Latin, the title of the first Roman emperor”

  From Unique boy names, unique vintage boy names

How popular is Augustus?

Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 1880 to 2025, as published in 2026. Each spelling is counted separately, a name given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in a year is left out, and few people born before 1937 have records, which is why the chart shows babies per million rather than raw counts.

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