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[ 3 syll. au-gus-tus, aug-ust-us ] The boy name Augustus is pronounced as aaGAHSTahS or ahGAHSTahS †. Augustus is used chiefly in the English language and it is derived from Latin origins. Augustus is a variant form of the name August (English, German, Polish, and Scandinavian) in the English language. Augustus is also a variant form of the name Augustine (English).
Augustus is a classic favorite. At present it is still somewhat popular as a baby name for boys, though not to the extent it was in the past. Its usage peaked modestly in 1902 with 0.032% of baby boys being given the name Augustus. Its ranking then was #287. The baby name has since experienced a marked fall in popularity, and it is used on a sporadic scale in recent years. In 2008, its usage was only 0.013% and its ranking #795. Among the group of boy names directly linked to Augustus, August was the most regularly used. In 2008, the name was twice as popular as Augustus. Baby names that sound like Augustus include Achatius (German and Latinized), Augustas (Lithuanian), Cvetko (Slavic), Agathias (Greek), Augusts (Latvian), and Ägidius (German).
† Pronunciation for Augustus: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"   |
