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August - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name August
 
 

 



[ 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. August's meaning is august, dignified, holy. From the elements 'augustus' meaning to increase ; 'augere' meaning to increase. Augustus (Latin) is an original form of August. The adjective 'augustus' is itself derived from 'augere'. 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.

Agustí (Catalan), Augustas (Lithuanian), Auguste (French), Augusto (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Augusts (Latvian), Aukusti (Finnish), and Avgust (Russian and Slavic) are variants of August. Gus (English, Irish, and Scottish short form) is another variant of August. See also the related form, Augustine (English).

August is a classic favorite. Currently it is still fairly popular as a baby name for boys, though it was in more widespread use in the past. 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 2007, its usage was only 0.018% and its ranking #607, but it was nonetheless the most commonly used among all boy names in its group.

Baby names that sound like August include Auguste (French), Ägid (German), Cnut (German and Scandinavian), Agustí (Catalan), and Augusto (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish).

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)"


A famous person named August is Playwright, August Wilson, born 27 April 1945 - 2 October 2005, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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