Entry № 0211 · Greek origin

Auge Auge — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

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Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek
Meaning
"Brightness (Telephus's mother)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Greek)

A name that means "brightness (telephus's mother)".

Auge (Αὔγη) is the Greek word for "brightness" or "sunbeam." The princess of Tegea, priestess of Athena — mother of the hero Telephus by Heracles. Her father, fearing a prophecy that her son would kill him, exposed her in a chest at sea.

Featured in Euripides' lost play Auge.

Brightness. The Tegean princess, mother of Telephus by Heracles.

The name in its native script.

Αὔγη
Transliteration
Aúgē
Pronunciation
/ ˈaʊ.ɡeɪ /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Auge stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Auge · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Auges before her.

Real people
Auge
Greek mythological figure.
In fiction
Auge
Mother of Telephus by Heracles.
Euripides' lost Auge

Names connected to Auge.

The number behind Auge.

7

The Seeker

Auge reduces to seven — the number of Greek brightness.

Why families chose this name.

"Telephus's mother. Four letters. Auge."
Eleni · Mother of one · Tegea