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Origin and Meaning of August

User Submitted Origins

Roman
38%
German
32%
English
27%
Latin
3%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. According to a user from Texas, U.S., the name August is of Roman origin and means "King or ruler".
  2. According to a user from Sweden, the name August means "Powerful or king".
  3. A submission from Massachusetts, U.S. says the name August means "Very strong boy" and is of Uzbek (Uzbekistan) origin.
  4. A user from North Carolina, U.S. says the name August is of American origin and means "Athletic".
  5. A user from Tennessee, U.S. says the name August is of Russian origin and means "August rush".
  6. According to a user from Michigan, U.S., the name August is of German origin and means "Respected and impressive".
  7. According to a user from Virginia, U.S., the name August means "Warm and bright".
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
adjective Au*gust"
Of a quality inspiring mingled admiration and reverence; having an aspect of solemn dignity or grandeur; sublime; majestic; having exalted birth, character, state, or authority.

Etymology: L. augustus; cf. augere to increase; in the language of religion, to honor by offerings: cf. F. auguste. See Augment

noun Au"gust
The eighth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.

Note: ☞ The old Roman name was Sextilis, the sixth month from March, the month in which the primitive Romans, as well as Jews, began the year. The name was changed to August in honor of Augustus Cæsar, the first emperor of Rome, on account of his victories, and his entering on his first consulate in that month.

Etymology: L. Augustus. See note below, and August (a.)

Other Dictionary Sources
  1. The month following July and preceding September
    Synonyms: aug
  2. Profoundly honored
    Synonyms: revered and venerable
  3. Of or befitting a lord ("of august lineage")
    Synonyms: grand and lordly
Wiktionary

Early Middle English August(us), re-Latinized from Old English Agustus, from Late Latin Agustus, from Latin augustus (“month of August”), from the agnomen Augustus (“venerable”) of Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus, possibly from either Old Latin *augos, increase, from Proto-Indo-European base *aug- (“to increase”); or Latin avis (“bird”), referring to divination by observing bird flights, singing, feeding or entrails, from Proto-Indo-European *awi-, bird; + Latin garrire (“to chatter”), from Proto-Indo-European base *gar-/*ger-, to cry, of imitative origin

  2. The eighth month of the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, following July and preceding September.
  3. A female given name from English derived from the month (rare modern usage).

In some cases a month name from English. In other cases inspired by the common German given name August, from Latin Augustus.

  1. A male given name from Latin.
  2. (US) A surname​.
  3. A census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California, United States.

    August was also found in the following language(s): Catalan, Danish, Estonian, Ewe, Faroese, Finnish, German, Luxembourgish, Norwegian, Old Prussian, Scots, and Swedish

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    Notable Persons Named August

    Notable Persons Named August

    August Ames

    August was born on August 23rd, 1994.

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    August Alsina

    August Alsina is a contemporary r&b, hip hop music, and hip hop soul musician. He was most prominent from 2007 to 2007. August was given the name August Anthony Alsina, Jr. on September 3rd, 1992 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

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    August Landmesser

    August was born on May 24th, 1910. He died in 1944.

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    August Strindberg

    August Strindberg was a writer. August was given the name Johan August Strindberg on January 22nd, 1849 in Stockholm. He died on May 14th, 1912.

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    August von Mackensen

    August von Mackensen is a military person. His military service ended in 1919.

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    August Coppola

    August was given the name August Floyd Coppola on February 16th, 1934 in Hartford, Connecticut. He left this life on October 27th, 2009.

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    • August Diehl
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    • August Kekulé
      Scientist
    • August Macke
      Artist
    • August Möbius
      Scientist
    • August Sander
      Photographer
    • August Horch
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      Scientist
    • August Bebel
      Turning
    • August Eigruber
      Nazi Gauleiter of Oberdonau
    • August Wilhelm von Hofmann
      Scientist
    • August Belmont
      Financier
    • August von Kotzebue
      Writer
    • August Graf Neidhardt von Gneisenau
      Military Person
    • August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben
      Poet

    Notable Persons With the Last Name August

    Notable Persons With the Last Name August

    Stanisław II August

    Stanisław II August was royalty. They were most active from 1764 to 1795. Stanisław was born as the child of Stanisław Poniatowski (1676–1762) and Konstancja Czartoryska (1700–1759) on January 17th, 1732 in Vowchyn. They left this life on February 12th, 1798.

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    Ernst August

    Ernst August is royalty. Their ongoing career started in 1987. Ernst was born as the child of Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover (1914–1987) and Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg on February 26th, 1954 in Hanover.

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    Pernilla August

    Pernilla August is an actor, film director, and actress. She has had major accomplishments since 1975. Pernilla was given the name Mia Pernilla Hertzman-Ericson on February 13th, 1958 in Stockholm.

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    Denise Quiñones

    Denise Quiñones is a beauty queen. She holds the title Miss Lares Universe 2001, Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2001, Miss Universe 2001, Lares, Puerto Rico, and List of Miss Puerto Rico titleholders. Denise was given the name Denise Marie Quiñones August on September 9th, 1980 in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

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    John August

    John August is a screenwriter, film director, director, and producer. His most notable accomplishments were from 1998 to present. John was given the name John Meise on August 4th, 1970 in Boulder, Colorado.

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    Bille August

    Bille August is a film director. He was most prominent from 1978 to present. Bille was born on November 9th, 1948 in Brede, Denmark.

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    Common last names for August

    Common first names for August

    Ethnicity Distribution

    Ethnicity August U.S.
    █  White 65.13% 64.26%
    █  African American 27.29% 11.96%
    █  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.93% 4.85%
    █  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.29% 0.69%
    █  Two or More Ethnicities 2.04% 1.76%
    █  Hispanic or Latino 4.31% 16.26%

    Of Last Name August

    People with the last name August are most frequently White or African American

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    Fun Facts about the name August

  1. What name lists does August rank for?
    #391 Last Name First Names
    #112Unisex Names
    #9Vintage Boy Names
  2. How Popular is the name August? August is the 994th most popular name of all time. As a last name August was the 5,389th most popular name in 2010.
  3. How many people with the first name August have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 52,248 babies born with the first name August in the United States. That's more than enough people named August to occupy the territory of Faroe Islands (Denmark) with an estimated population of 48,285 (as of March 1, 2012).
  4. What year were 5 or more babies first named August? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 210 new born babies.
  5. When was August first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name August is Sunday, April 30th, 1865.
  6. What year had the most people named August born? The highest recorded use of the first name August was in 2019 with a total of 2,366 babies. That's a lot of babies named August!
  7. Random August Factoid: According to the 1915 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name August ranks 93rd in popularity as a baby boy's name in Maryland. Imagine that, 18 babies in Maryland have the same name in 1915.
  8. Weird things about the name August: The name spelled backwards is Tsugua. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Tugsau. How do you pronounce that?
  9. How many people have the last name August? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 6,456 people with the last name August.
  10. How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of August? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 2 of them will have August as their last name.
    11. August name meaning

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