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maleAugust - Name Meaning and Origin


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The boy's name August \a(u)-gu-st\ is pronounced AW-gust. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "great, magnificient". The feminine version, Augusta, and the longer Latin version, Ausgustus, are more widely used in English-speaking countries. Sculptor Auguste Rodin; painter Auguste Renoir.

August has 18 variant forms: Agostino, Agosto, Agustin, Agustine, Agustino, Agustus, Augie, Auguste, Augustin, Augustine, Augustino, Augusto, Augustus, Augy, Austen, Austin, Gus and Guss.

Baby names that sound like August are Augustyn, Aguistin and Agoston.

August is a popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name August. Click here to compare August with related baby names.

United States Top 1000 rankings for: August
Canada (BC), England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Australia (NSW) Top 100 rankings for: August

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