As we reach the end of the month of August, let's take a moment to look at the related Aug-/Ag- names that could be used on a person today. Generally, these names all come from the Latin augere meaning "to increase", but other meanings came to include "great" and "venerable". Augustus was a title that Octavian, the first Roman emperor, was given. He was the adopted son of Julius Caesar.
There are many options available for both boys and girls. Some are more popular than others, but these are mostly rather uncommon here in the US. Are there any that you would use?
Agostina (Italian form of Augustinus - feminine - zero births on record for 2015 in US)
Agostino (Italian form of Augustinus - masculine - 5 births on record for 2015)
Ágúst (Icelandic form of Augustus - masculine - zero births in 2015)
Agust (Swedish form of August - masculine - zero births in 2015)
Agustin (Spanish form of Augustinus - masculine - 223 births in 2015)
Augustina (Ancient Roman form of Augustinus - feminine - 14 births in 2015)
Augie/Auggie (English diminutive of August - unisex - 7 male births for Augie and 6 for Auggie in 2015. Zero female births on record for either name.)
August (German, Polish, Scandinavian and Catalan form of Augustus - unisex - 2,059 male births in 2015 for a rank of #195. 242 female births for a rank of #1072.)
Augusta (Feminine form of Augustus - 48 births in 2015.)
Auguste (French masculine form of Augustus, and the German feminine form of Augusta - 20 male births in 2015, zero female.)
Augusten (Alternate spelling of Augustin - masculine - 16 births in 2015)
Augustin (French, Czech, Romanian and Croatian form of Augustinus - masculine - 75 births in 2015)
Augustina (Feminine form of Augustinus - 14 births in 2015)
Augustine (Masculine English form of Augustus, and the feminine French form of Augustinus. - 26 female births in 2015, and 273 male births for a rank of #820)
Augusto (Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Augustus - masculine - 29 births in 2015)
Augustus (Ancient Roman / Latin - masculine - 643 births in 2015 for a rank of #467)
Augustijn (Dutch form of Augustinus- masculine - zero births on record in US)
Augustyna (Polish of Augustina- feminine - zero births on record in US)
Avgust (Russian, Slovene, Ukrainian form of August - masculine - zero births on record in US)
Aukusti (Finnish form of Augustus - masculine - zero births on record in US)
Guus (Dutch diminutive of Augustus - masculine - zero births on record in US)
Gus (Short form of Augustus - masculine - 163 male births in 2015)
Then there's Austin, a Medieval contraction of Augustine. Austin is by far the most popular name on the list. It ranked as high as #9 in 1996 and 1997 for boys. Currently it earned 5,767 births for a rank of #69 in 2015. There were also 151 female births.
Austin has some variants such as:
Austen (unisex - 119 male births and 61 female births in 2015)
Austyn (unisex - had more male use in late 1990s to early 2000s, now has more female use. 103 male births and 242 female births in 2015.
Awstin (Welsh form of Austin - zero births on record in the US for either gender in 2015.)
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Now that you've browsed through this list, can you think of any that I may have missed? Otherwise, which is your favorite form? Would you use it?
There are many options available for both boys and girls. Some are more popular than others, but these are mostly rather uncommon here in the US. Are there any that you would use?
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Agostino (Italian form of Augustinus - masculine - 5 births on record for 2015)
Ágúst (Icelandic form of Augustus - masculine - zero births in 2015)
Agust (Swedish form of August - masculine - zero births in 2015)
Agustin (Spanish form of Augustinus - masculine - 223 births in 2015)
Augustina (Ancient Roman form of Augustinus - feminine - 14 births in 2015)
Augie/Auggie (English diminutive of August - unisex - 7 male births for Augie and 6 for Auggie in 2015. Zero female births on record for either name.)
August (German, Polish, Scandinavian and Catalan form of Augustus - unisex - 2,059 male births in 2015 for a rank of #195. 242 female births for a rank of #1072.)
Augusta (Feminine form of Augustus - 48 births in 2015.)
Auguste (French masculine form of Augustus, and the German feminine form of Augusta - 20 male births in 2015, zero female.)
Augusten (Alternate spelling of Augustin - masculine - 16 births in 2015)
Augustin (French, Czech, Romanian and Croatian form of Augustinus - masculine - 75 births in 2015)
Augustina (Feminine form of Augustinus - 14 births in 2015)
Augustine (Masculine English form of Augustus, and the feminine French form of Augustinus. - 26 female births in 2015, and 273 male births for a rank of #820)
Augusto (Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Augustus - masculine - 29 births in 2015)
Augustus (Ancient Roman / Latin - masculine - 643 births in 2015 for a rank of #467)
Augustijn (Dutch form of Augustinus- masculine - zero births on record in US)
Augustyna (Polish of Augustina- feminine - zero births on record in US)
Avgust (Russian, Slovene, Ukrainian form of August - masculine - zero births on record in US)
Aukusti (Finnish form of Augustus - masculine - zero births on record in US)
Guus (Dutch diminutive of Augustus - masculine - zero births on record in US)
Gus (Short form of Augustus - masculine - 163 male births in 2015)
Then there's Austin, a Medieval contraction of Augustine. Austin is by far the most popular name on the list. It ranked as high as #9 in 1996 and 1997 for boys. Currently it earned 5,767 births for a rank of #69 in 2015. There were also 151 female births.
Austin has some variants such as:
Austen (unisex - 119 male births and 61 female births in 2015)
Austyn (unisex - had more male use in late 1990s to early 2000s, now has more female use. 103 male births and 242 female births in 2015.
Awstin (Welsh form of Austin - zero births on record in the US for either gender in 2015.)
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Now that you've browsed through this list, can you think of any that I may have missed? Otherwise, which is your favorite form? Would you use it?
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