What does August mean?

August means "august, dignified, holy"

How do we pronounce August?

August \au-gus(t), aug-u-st\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name August is pronounced in German and Polish as AWGuhST 1.

1 Pronunciation for August: AW as in "cow (K.AW)" ; G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)" ; UH as in "look (L.UH.K)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)"

What is the origin of August?

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. In addition, August is a contraction of the name Augustine name (Irish and English). The name Augusta name popularity (English, German, and Italian) is the female equivalent of August. August has 27 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

used in English comprise Agosto meaning of name, name Augea origin, short names for Augee, what does the name Augey mean, short names for Augi, name Augustus origin, short names for Augy, and Austin pronounciation. The contraction meaning of Gus (also used in Irish, and Scottish), and the diminutive forms Auggie definition, name Augie meaning, and what does the name Gussie mean are other English variants. Foreign variants of August comprise meaning of Agostino (Italian), Agustí name variations (Catalan), Agusto name (Spanish), Augustas pronounciation (Lithuanian), Auguste name (French), baby name Augusto (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), name Augusts (Latvian), meaning of Aukusti (Finnish), Avgust meaning (Russian and Slavic), name Avgustin meaning (Russian), nicknames for Gucio (Polish), and nicknames for Gutek (Polish). Specific foreign variants comprise the diminutive forms short names for Gustl (German) and name Guus meaning (Dutch). 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 2010, its usage was only 0.031% and its ranking #429, however it was nonetheless the 2nd most popular after Austin meaning and origin, among all boy names in its group. In 2010, it was used 11 times more than August.

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

List of baby names that sound like August:

short names for Aashit, meaning of Achyut (Indian), nicknames for Aguste, Agustí meaning (Catalan), Ajeet meaning (Arabic, English, and Indian), name Ajeit, name Ajit origin (Indian), short names for Ajith (Indian), short names for Ajwad (Arabic), short names for Akshat, As'ad name variations, name Asaad origin (Arabic), Asad meaning and origin (Arabic, English, and Urdu), short names for Ascot, short names for Ascott, Assad definition, Asto meaning of name, baby name Astu, short names for Aswad (African and Arabic), and Azad name variations.

The baby name August fun facts:

The name August in reverse order is "Tsugua".

The numerological value of the name August is number 8, which means practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.

How popular is August?

August is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.08%
20130.06%
20120.05%
20110.04%
20100.03%
20090.03%
20080.03%
20070.02%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames