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| meaning = "Venerable"
| meaning = "Venerable"
| language = Latin, English, Dutch, German
| language = Latin, English, Dutch, German
| seealso = [[August (name)|August]], [[Augusto]], [[Austin (name)|Austin]], [[Augustine (given name)|Augustine]], [[Agustin]], [[Gustav (name)|Gustav]], [[Sebastian (name)|Sebastian]]
| seealso = [[August (name)|August]], [[Augusto]], [[Austin (name)|Austin]], [[Augustine (given name)|Augustine]], [[Agustin]], [[Sebastian (name)|Sebastian]]
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'''Augustus''' is a masculine given name derived from [[Augustus (honorific)|Augustus]], meaning "majestic," "the increaser," or "venerable". Many of its descended forms are [[August (name)|August]], [[Augusto]], [[Austin (name)|Austin]], [[Agustin]] and [[Augustine (given name)|Augustine]]. The Greek translation of the title Augustus was ''Sebastos'', from which the name [[Sebastian (name)|Sebastian]] descends.
'''Augustus''' is a masculine given name derived from [[Augustus (honorific)|Augustus]], meaning "majestic," "the increaser," or "venerable". Many of its descended forms are [[August (name)|August]], [[Augusto]], [[Austin (name)|Austin]], [[Agustin]] and [[Augustine (given name)|Augustine]]. The Greek translation of the title Augustus was ''Sebastos'', from which the name [[Sebastian (name)|Sebastian]] descends.

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Augustus
Emperor Augustus
PronunciationEnglish: /ɔːˈɡʌstəs/ aw-GUST-əs
Dutch pronunciation: [ʌuˈɣɵstəs]
Latin pronunciation: [au̯ˈɡʊstʊs]
GenderMale
Language(s)Latin, English, Dutch, German
Origin
Meaning"Venerable"
Other names
See alsoAugust, Augusto, Austin, Augustine, Agustin, 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, Agustin and Augustine. The Greek translation of the title Augustus was Sebastos, from which the name Sebastian descends.

People named Augustus

By first name or title

Fictional characters

See also

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