Augustus
Augustus Origin and Meaning
Parents are beginning to look at imposing, somewhat fusty-sounding names like this one with fresh eyes: they definitely make a strong statement.
Augustus originated as a title given by the Roman Senate to the first Roman Emperor, Octavian, the adopted son of Julius Caesar, in 27 B.C. and adopted by him as a name. In the U.S., Augustus reached a high of Number 175 in 1880, fell off the list in 1970, then made a return appearance in 1991, and is now on the rise once more.
Augustus Snodgrass is a character in Charles Dickens' novel The Pickwick Papers, and George Bernard Shaw wrote a play titled "Augustus Does His Bit." Augustus John was a famed British portrait painter, and Augustus Saint-Gaudens a well-known sculptor.
No starbaby Augustuses as yet, but Dixie Chick Emily Robson used Augustus as a middle name for her son, and Dan Aykroyd did the same---for his daughter.
The diminutive form, Augustine, is also an interesting option; variant Augustin was used by model Linda Evangelista; and then there is always über-popular August.
- Augustus Rank in US Top 1000
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- Famous People Named Augustus
- Augustus in Pop Culture
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Augustus Rank in US Top 1000
Augustus Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Augustus Popularity
20 Names Similar to Augustus
Famous People Named Augustus
- Augustus CaesarRoman Emperor
- Augustus IIII, Kings of Poland
- Augustus Owsley StanleyAmerican politician; 38th Governor of Kentucky
- Augustus Welby Northmore PuginEnglish architect
- Augustus Leopold EggEnglish painter
- Augustus Edwin JohnWelsh painter
- Augustus Art PrewEnglish actor
- Augustus FrederickDuke of Sussex, Prince of the U.K.; son of King George III
- Augustus Frederick d'Esteson of Augustus, Duke of Sussex; first known person diagnosed with multiple sclerosis
- Augustus Emmett MaxwellU.S. Congressman from Florida
- Augustus Caesar DodgeU.S. Senator from Iowa
- Augustus HallU.S. Congressman from Iowa
- Augustus Octavius BaconU.S. Senator from Georgia
- Augustus De MorganBritish mathematician
- Augustus Wall CallcottEnglish painter
- Augustus FrankU.S. Congressman from New York
- Augustus ThomasAmerican playwright
- Augustus Montague TopladyEnglish cleric and hymn writer
- (Henry) Augustus LukemanAmerican sculptor
- Augustus SchellAmerican politician; chairman of the Democratic Party
- Augustus Williamson BradfordAmerican politician; 32nd Governor of Maryland
- Augustus YoungIrish poet
- Augustus "Gus" KenworthyAmerican skier
- Augustus Newnham Dickensbrother of novelist Charles Dickens
- Adam Augustus WylieAmerican actor
- Augustus Purcellson of actor Dominic Purcell; twin sister Lily,Rose
- Augustus "Gus" Morgan (b. 2010) son of actors Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Hilarie Burton
- Augustus Goggins (b. 2011)son of actor Walton Goggins
- Augustus George Moon (b. 2013)son of blogger Kerrie Moon
- Augustus Juppiter Corgan (b. 2015)son of singer Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins
- Augustus Henry Macon (b. 2016)son of actor Peter Macon
- Augustus Alexis Arquette (b. 2017)son of actor David Arquette
- Charles Augustus Robisonson of musician Emily Robison
- Lucian Augustus Coppola Cageson of Weston Cage & Danielle Friedman
Augustus in Pop Culture
- Augustus Gloopgluttonous character in Roald Dahl's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
- Augustus "Gus" McCraecharacter in Larry McMurtry's "Lonesome Dove"
- Augustus "Gus" Waterscharacter in John Green's "The Fault in Our Stars"
- Augustus Maywhocharacter in Dr. Seuss Universe
- Augustus Highcastlemain character in G.B. Shaw's "Augustus Does His Bit"
- Augustus Rookwoodcharacter in the Harry Potter series
- Augustus Favershamcharacter in radio series "The Penny Dreadfuls Present..."
- Augustus Haynescharacter on TV's "The Wire"
- Augustus Hillnarrator on TV's "Oz"
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