Worldwide, Augustus (Augusto 
, August , Auguste 
, among others...) is a widespread male first name. The first name Augustus is habitual in Cabo Verde, where it is quite a common masculine name, Peru, and Italy (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Brazil, Italy, and Germany. Much less frequently, Augustus is the last name as well as the forename.
Augustus is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
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| August, Augusto | Brazil, Philippines, Germany, Peru, Italy |
| Auguste | Brazil, Philippines, United States, Germany, Italy |
| Augustus | Brazil, Philippines, Nigeria, Germany, Italy |
| Agosto | Brazil, Philippines, Angola, Peru, Italy |
| Август | Kazakhstan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Estonia, Russia |
| Augusts | Brazil, Myanmar, Canada, Nigeria, United States |
| أغسطس | Sudan, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt |
| Аугустас | Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine |
| Аугустус | Russia |
Agost, Agostino, Agostu, Agst, Agust, Agusti, Agustin, Agustu, Agustus, Agustí, Agustín, Aostu, Août, Augur, Augusta, Augustan, Augustin, Augustinas, Augustine, Augustinus, Augustyn, Aukusti, Austin, Austo, Austu, Avgust, Avgustin, Avguštin, Avost, Awgust, Awst, Ağustos, Eost, Est, Gus, Gusht, Gustar, Gustavo, Oest, Ogos, Sebastian, Uost, Uzta, Августин, Августо, Агостино, Агусти, Агустин, Аугуст, Аугустин,
Augustus is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Augustus Rookwood , the fictional character of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix; Augustus , the fictional character from The Faraway Paladin; Augustus May-Who , the fictional mayor of Whoville from 2000's How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas; Augustus Hill , the fictional human in the HBO series Oz and Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen , the fictional detective, and in many other works.
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imperator caesar divi f. augustus first emperor of the Roman Empire and founder of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, IT (b. 63) |
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| augustus cordus German painter, DE (b. 1600) |
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| augustus von bismarck 13 Feb 1611 Schönhausen - 2 Feb 1670 Schönhausen (b. 1611) |
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augustus jay grandfather of John Jay 1665-1751 (b. 1665) |
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| augustus giese (1620-1697), DE (b. 1620) |
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| augustus volckmar (b. 1617) |
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| augustus gideon wrangel (b. 1645) |
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| augustus von dieskau (b. 1650) |
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| augustus hanckwitz (b. 1650) |
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| augustus metzler (b. 1654) |
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lord augustus fitzroy Royal Navy officer (1716-1741), GB (b. 1716) |
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augustus keppel, 1st viscount keppel Royal Navy admiral (1725-1786), GB (b. 1725) |
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| augustus samuel ritter (b. 1669) |
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augustus fitzroy, 3rd duke of grafton British noble (1735-1811), GB (b. 1735) |
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augustus m. toplady British hymn writer, Anglican cleric, GB (b. 1740) |
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