Augustus
[ɔːˈɡʌstəs]Meaning
from Latin augustus, "exalted, venerable", from augeo, "to increase"
Background Story
Augustus comes from the Latin augustus, meaning "exalted, venerable", a word of religious use derived from augeo, "to increase". It was the title the senate gave Octavian in 26 BC, and after his death it was used as a title by later Roman emperors. The name is used in Catalan, Danish, English, Finnish, French, German, Icelandic, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian and Polish, and was borne by three kings of Poland, called August in Polish.
Temperament
Variations
Augie, Gus, August
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