Augustus (given name)

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Gender Male		Meaning "Venerable"

Pronunciation /ɔːˈɡʌstəs/ Dutch pronunciation: [ʌuˈɣɵstəs] Classical Latin: [awˈɡʊstʊs] Language(s) Latin, English, Dutch, German See also August, Augusto, Austin, Augustine, 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, and Augustine. The Greek translation of the title Augustus was Sebastos, from which the name Sebastian descends.

By first name or title

Augustus (63 BC – 14 AD), first emperor of ancient Rome.

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 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

By last name or epithet

John Augustus (1785–1859), Boston boot maker known as the "Father of Probation"

Philip Augustus (1165–1223), King of France

Sigismund II Augustus

Frederick Augustus III of Saxony (1865–1932), last King of Saxony

Emanuel Augustus, boxer

Ernst Augustus, numerous people

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