Given name & surname

Faustus

“having good luck”

Faustus is a variant of Faust. One Latin interpretation is “having good luck.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Faustus is a variant of Faust. One Latin interpretation is “having good luck.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Faustus is a variant of Faust. An origin associated with Faust is Latin.

Explained through its name family

Faustus’s family of names

In Latin usage, Faustus has a later derivative in Fausto. Faustus has a related form in Faust. In German usage, Faustus as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Czech form Faust.

Walk Faustus’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Faustus has relatives in 4 languages.

Cebuano

4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 3

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Faustus

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