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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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