Augustus

Latin

"great, magnificent"

Updated Thu Sep 19 2024

Augustus Origin and Meaning

The name Augustus is a boy's name of Slavic, Latin origin meaning "great, magnificent".

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.

# 488 in the US

Augustus Rank in US Top 1000

# 314 on Nameberry

Augustus Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Augustus Popularity

488US2023
314Nameberry2024
284Future2028

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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"