February 29
Why this day? Gus is a short form of Auguste, and shares its name day.
Gus is celebrated in Spain and Argentina on August 28; France on February 29; the United States on January 27; Brazil on October 7.
Gus is a short form of Auguste. It keeps its origin (Latin, from augustus) and meaning — the venerable, the majestic, the consecrated, and shares its name day, February 29.
On birth records, Gus is rarely written as such: the Guss are Augustes (86,950 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Auguste page. Gus is also a short form of Augustin, Augustine, Gustave.
Gus is a short form of Auguste, which means the venerable, the majestic, the consecrated.
February 29, together with Auguste: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Auguste.
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