Auguste

Where Auguste comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Auguste.

  • Vowel-ended
Auguste through the years
  1. 1798
    Auguste Comte born
    French philosopher, mathematician and sociologist
  2. 1840
    Auguste Rodin born
    French sculptor
  3. 1882
    Debut at its peak, #837
    #837 among boys with 6 babies in the first year it was published, and still its best.
  4. 1883
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  5. 1999
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes
  • Auguste Comte · French philosopher, mathematician and sociologist, 1798–1857
  • Auguste Rodin · French sculptor, 1840–1917
  • Auguste Beernaert · Belgian prime minister and human rights activist, 1829–1912
  • Auguste Escoffier · French chef and culinary writer, 1846–1935
  • Auguste Piccard · Swiss physicist, 1884–1962

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