Aukusts as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Aukusts

What is the meaning of the name Aukusts ?

The baby name Aukusts is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈaukusts/ (approx. "ow-KOOSTS").

Aukusts is Latvian in Origin.

Aukusts is a rare Latvian and Latgalian masculine given name, a regional variant of Augusts, ultimately from Latin Augustus, meaning “venerable, exalted, majestic.” The name reached the Baltic via German and Scandinavian influence: Augustus, an honorific of the first Roman emperor, became a Christian‑era personal name and spread widely across Europe. In 19th–early 20th‑century parish registers in the region, Aukusts appears sporadically, while the standard Latvian form Augusts predominated.

Variants and cognates include Augusts (Latvian standard), August (German, Scandinavian), Aukusti (Finnish), Augustas (Lithuanian), and the feminines Augusta/Auguste. The k in Aukusts likely reflects Finnic influence (compare Finnish Aukusti) and regional phonetic preferences rather than a separate etymology. Today the form remains uncommon yet intelligible across the Baltics, occasionally chosen by families seeking a vintage, cross‑cultural name that preserves the august sense of dignity and esteem.

⚙ Aukusts doesn't appear in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. It's the kind of name that tends to be rare, regional, or newly made up. Whatever the reason, hardly anyone else has it.