Augus

Augus is a masculine given name derived from the Latin Augustus (“venerable, majestic”) and transmitted through Germanic languages as a streamlined variant omitting the medial -t. In English it is pronounced AW-guhs (/ˈɔːɡəs/), while the German form shifts to OW-guus (/ˈaʊɡʊs/). The retention of the classical nominative -us ending preserves its grammatical heritage even as the truncated form lends it a contemporary edge. In the United States, Augus has appeared between six and eight times annually from 2014 to 2019, ranking between 898 and 923—placing it among the country’s rarest male names. Historically tied to Roman emperors and the gravitas of imperial dignity, its present-day infrequency also confers a note of distinctive individuality: parents selecting Augus can be confident he will most likely be the sole bearer of his name in any given classroom, a detail certain to simplify weekly roll calls.