fem. proper name, Latin fem. of Augustus (q.v.).
masc. proper name, from Latin augustus "venerable" (see august (adj.)). The name originally was a cognomen applied to Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus as emperor, with a sense something like "his majesty."
updated on October 10, 2017
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