Augustus (name)

Augustus is a male given name and family name .

Origin and meaning

The first bearer of the former title was the Emperor Augustus . Etymologically, the name is derived from the Latin word augere , which means "to enlarge, to increase". So Augustus is the "sublime".

Well-known namesake

First name

(Selection)

• Augustus Applegath (1788–1871), British inventor
• Augustus Charles Hobart (1822–1886), British-Turkish admiral
• Augustus Corvus (16th century), German painter
• Augustus De Morgan (1806–1871), English mathematician
• Augustus Desiré Waller (1856–1922), English physiologist
• Augustus Edward Hough Love (1863-1940), English mathematician
• Augustus Gregory (1819–1905), Australian explorer

family name

• Emanuel Augustus (* 1975), American boxer
• Seimone Augustus (* 1984), American basketball player
• Toyin Augustus (* 1979), Nigerian hurdle sprinter

See also

• Augustine
• August (name)
• Augustus (ship, 1926) , passenger ship
• Augustus (ship, 1952) , passenger ship