Gus (1)

Short form of AUGUSTUS or ANGUS.

AUGUSTUS   male   Ancient Roman, Dutch
Means "great" or "venerable", derived from Latin augere "to increase". Augustus was the title given to Octavian, the first Roman emperor. He was the adopted son of Julius Caesar who rose to power through a combination of military skill and political prowess. This was also the name of three kings of Poland.
ANGUS   male   Scottish, Irish, English
Anglicized form of AONGHUS.
AONGHUS   male   Irish, Scottish, Irish Mythology
Possibly meaning "one strength" derived from Irish óen "one" and gus "force, strength, energy". Aonghus (sometimes surnamed Mac Og meaning "young son") was the Irish god of love and youth. The name was also borne by an 8th-century Pictish king and several Irish kings.
FULL FORMS
ENGLISH: Angus, August
SCOTTISH: Angus, Aonghas, Aonghus, Innes
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT IRISH: Óengus
ANCIENT ROMAN: Augustus
CATALAN: August
DANISH: August
DUTCH: Augustus, Guus
ENGLISH: Gus
FINNISH: Aku, Aukusti, Kusti
FRENCH: Auguste
GERMAN: August
IRISH MYTHOLOGY: Aonghus, Óengus
IRISH: Aengus, Angus, Aonghus
ITALIAN: Augusto
LATVIAN: Augusts
LITHUANIAN: Augustas
NORWEGIAN: August
POLISH: August
PORTUGUESE: Augusto
RUSSIAN: Avgust
SCOTTISH: Gus
SLOVENE: Avgust
SPANISH: Augusto
SWEDISH: August
UKRAINIAN: Avgust
FEMININE FORMS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Augusta
DUTCH: Augusta, Gusta
ENGLISH: Augusta, Gussie
GERMAN: Augusta, Auguste
ITALIAN: Augusta
POLISH: Augusta
PORTUGUESE: Augusta
SLOVENE: Avgusta
OTHER FORMS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Augustina, Augustinus
CATALAN: Agustí
CROATIAN: Augustin, Dino, Tin
CZECH: Augustín, Augustin
DUTCH: Augustijn, Stijn, Tijn
ENGLISH: Augustine, Austen, Austin, Austyn
FRENCH: Augustin, Augustine
FRISIAN: Auke
GERMAN: Augustin, Augustine
HUNGARIAN: Ágoston
ITALIAN: Agostina, Agostino, Dina, Dino
LITHUANIAN: Augustinas
POLISH: Augustyn, Augustyna
PORTUGUESE: Agostinho
ROMANIAN: Augustin
SLOVAK: Augustín
SLOVENE: Avguštin
SPANISH: Agustín, Agustina
WELSH: Awstin