Names like Augustus
Augustus is a three-syllable Latin name that ends in -us. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Three syllables, ending the same way as Augustus.
Atticus Latin · from Attica
Maximus Latin · "greatest"
Cassius Latin · Roman family name, traditionally linked to Latin cassus, 'empty, vain'
Marcellus Latin · diminutive of Marcus, linked to Mars, the god of war
The same roots
Also Latin names, from the tradition Augustus comes from.
Julius Latin · Roman family name, possibly linked to Jove
Agustin Latin · Spanish form of Augustine, from 'augustus' meaning 'great, venerable'
Octavius Latin · means eighth in Latin, historically the birth name of the future Emperor Augustus
Antony Latin · traditionally priceless one; true origin unknown, Etruscan family name
The same feel
Also classic and royal names.
Nicholas Greek · victory of the people, from the Greek Nikolaos; the fourth-century saint of Myra whose secret gift-giving grew into Santa Claus, a name borne by five popes and two tsars, and the 1990s American staple behind Nick, Cole and Colin
Darius Persian · upholder of good, possessing goodness; famously borne by Darius the Great, who expanded the Persian Empire to its height
Adolphus Germanic · A Latinized form of Adolf, from Old High German athal, noble, and wolf, wolf.
Lorenzo Italian · from Laurentum, crowned with laurel (Italian form of Lawrence)
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Augustus, on a similar curve.
Ignatius Latin · "fiery", from ignis
Ulysses Latin · meaning uncertain (Latin form of Odysseus, possibly 'wrathful')
Augustine Latin · from Augustus, 'great, venerable'
Lazarus Hebrew · Latinized form of Eleazar, Hebrew for 'God has helped'
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