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 [ 2 syll. au-gus(t), aug-u-st ] The boy name August is pronounced as AAGahST or AOGahST KEY. August is largely used in the English, German, Polish, and Scandinavian languages, and it is derived from Latin origins. The name's meaning is august, dignified, holy. Augustus (Latin) is an original form of August. The adjective 'augustus' (to increase) is itself derived from 'augere' (to increase). It was adopted as a title by Roman emperors such as Gaius Octavianus in 27 BC, who was also known as the Emperor Augustus. The month of August was later named after him. The name Augustus was later brought to Britain from Germany by the Hanoverians in the early 18th century, and it was popular among English speakers. The name Augusta (English, German, and Italian) is the female equivalent of August. Agostino (Italian), Agustí (Catalan), Augustas (Lithuanian), Auguste (French), Augusto (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Augusts (Latvian), Augustus (English), Aukusti (Finnish), and Avgust (Russian and Slavic) are variants of August. Other variants of August include the short form Gus (English, Irish, and Scottish), and the pet forms Auggie (English), Augie (English), Gussie (English), Gustl (German), and Guus (Dutch). See also the related form, Augustine (English). August is fairly popular as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1901 with 0.100% of baby boys being given the name August. It ranked at #141 then. The baby name has since fallen out of favor, and is of occasional use in recent years. In 2008, its usage was only 0.026% and its ranking #482, but it was nonetheless the most popular among all boy names in its group. In 2008, August was twice as popular as the subsequent ranked name, Augustus (English). Baby names that sound like August include Auguste (French), Ajit (Indian), Asaad (Arabic), Asad (English), Aswad, Azad, Ägid (German), Cnut (German and Scandinavian), Osgood (English), Agatho (English), Agustí (Catalan), Augusto (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Akecheta (Siouan), and Akihito (Japanese). A famous person named August is Playwright, August Wilson, born 27 April 1945 - 2 October 2005, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. KEY: Pronunciation for August: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)"   |
