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What does August mean?
August 
▲ as a boys' name is pronounced AW-gust. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of August 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.
STARTS WITH Au-
ASSOCIATED WITH great
Variations
VARIANTS Agostino, Agosto, Agustin, Agustine, Agustino, Agustus, Augie, Auguste, Augustin, Augustine▲, Augustino, Augusto, Augustus, Augy, Austen▼, Austin▼, Gus▼, Guss▼
FEMININE FORM Augusta
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
August Kalel (A.K.), ..
How popular is August?
August is a very popular first name for males (#551 out of 1220, Top 45%) and also a very popular last name for all people (#5265 out of 150436, Top 3%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
August reached its apex position of #83 in the U.S. in the 1880s, and is at #170 presently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Agustin (#1057 IN 2018), Agustus, Augusta, Auguste, Augustin, Augustine (#761), Augusto, Augustus (#460), Austen (#1875), Austin (#80), Gus (#994) and Guss are the popular alternative forms of August (#170) rated in the Top 2000. These forms of August were popular with parents 2 decades ago (ADOPTION OF 1.43%) and are now much less popular (ADOPTION 0.46%, ▼68%), with versions like Austen becoming less in vogue. August and Augustine are two of the more fashionable birth names in this list.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Aegeus, Aengus, Aigeus, Aldus, Algis, Altus, Angus, Anngus (see Angus), Argos, Argus, Arius, Artus, Aubert, Auburn, Aubury, Auggie, Augustyn, Avgustin (see Augustine), Faust, Hurst, Just and Lugus. These names tend to be less commonly used than August.
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