Augustus
aw-GUS-tus
A Latin name meaning “venerable” or “majestic.”
Meaning
Augustus comes from Latin and is traditionally linked with the sense of being “venerable,” “revered,” or “majestic.” The excerpt from Yonge explicitly glosses it as “venerable,” and the name later became associated with dignity and honor through Roman imperial usage.
Origin
Latinmasculine
Fun fact
The name later gave rise to Gustavus in the excerpted Charnock material, showing how classical names often shifted form across languages.
Confidence: mixed. Sources: History of Christian Names, Praenomina; or, the etymology of the principal Christian names of Great Britain and Ireland.