Augustus (given name)

Augustus

Emperor Augustus
Pronunciation	English: /ɔːˈɡʌstəs/ aw-GUST-əs Dutch pronunciation: [ʌuˈɣɵstəs] Classical Latin: [au̯ˈɡʊstʊs]
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Latin, English, Dutch, German
Origin
Meaning	"Venerable"
Other names
See also	August, Augusto, Gus, Austin, Augustine, Agustin, Sebastian

Augustus is a masculine given name derived from Augustus, meaning "majestic," "the increaser," or "venerable". Many of its descended forms are August, Augusto, Austin, Agustin and Augustine. The Greek translation of the title Augustus was Sebastos, from which the name Sebastian descends.

People named Augustus[]

By first name or title[]

• Augustus (63 BC – 14 AD), first emperor of ancient Rome.
  • Many other Roman emperors who bore this title.
• Augustus Agar, Royal Navy officer
• Augustus Anson, VC recipient
• Augustus B. Woodward, Chief Justice of Michigan territory
• Augustus Bradford, Governor of Maryland
• Augustus Brine (1769–1840), English naval officer
• Augustus C. Dodge, U.S. Senator from Iowa
• Augustus Clifford, 1st Baronet, MP
• Augustus De Morgan (1806–1871), mathematician
• Augustus d'Este, first known multiple sclerosis patient
• Augustus Dickens, brother of Charles Dickens
• Augustus Edward Hough Love (1863–1940), mathematician
• Augustus Egg, British painter
• Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
• Augustus Frank, US Representative from New York
• Augustus Holland, Canadian farmer and politician
• Augustus Holmes Kenan (1805–1870), Georgia politician and signer of the Confederate Constitution
• Augustus II the Strong (1670–1733), King of Poland and Elector of Saxony
• Augustus III of Poland (1696–1763), King of Poland and Elector of Saxony
• Augustus John (1878–1961), painter
• Augustus Jones, Canadian surveyor
• Augustus Lukeman, American sculptor
• Augustus Toplady, Anglican clergyman
• Augustus Octavius Bacon, U.S. Senator from Georgia
• Augustus Owsley Stanley, politician from the US state of Kentucky
• Augustus Pitt Rivers, English archaeologist
• Augustus Pugin, English architect
• Augustus Wall Callcott, English painter
• Augustus Romaldus Wright (1813–1891), American politician and lawyer from Wrightsboro, Georgia, and signer of the Confederate Constitution
• Augustus Short, Australian bishop
• Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1579–1666), Duke within the Holy Roman Empire
• Augustus Thomas, American playwright
• Augustus Volney Waller (1816–1870), British neurophysiologist
• Augustus Desiré Waller (1856–1922), scientist and son of Augustus Volney Waller
• Augustus, Elector of Saxony (1526–1588)
• Lord Augustus Loftus, Australian diplomat
• Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1773–1843), son of George III
• Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721–1765), son of George II
• David A. Burke, David Augustus Burke, (1952–1987), American hijacker and former employee who caused the crash of Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771

Fictional characters[]

• Augustus Cole, a character from the Gears of War series
• Augustus Faverhsam, a character from The Penny Dreadfuls Present...
• Augustus Gloop, a gluttonous character from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory whose father is a butcher
• Augustus Haynes, character on The Wire
• Lord Augustus Highcastle, a character from Augustus Does His Bit by George Bernard Shaw
• Augustus Hill, narrator and inmate on Oz
• Augustus Sinclair, a guiding character from the video game Bioshock 2
• Augustus Rookwood, a character from the Harry Potter series
• Augustus Waters, a character from The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

See also[]

• Arch of Augustus (disambiguation)
• August (name)
• Augusta (disambiguation)
• Augustine (disambiguation)
• Augustus
• Augustus (honorific)
• Temple of Augustus (disambiguation)
• Wars of Augustus

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