August

== English == === Etymology 1 === 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-Italic *augos, from Proto-Indo-European base *h₂ewg- (“to increase”); or Latin avis (“bird”), referring to divination by observing bird flights, singing, feeding or entrails + garrīre (“to chatter”). ==== Alternative forms ==== Aug, Aug. (abbreviation) Aguste (obsolete) Augost (Jamaica) ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ôʹgəst, IPA(key): /ˈɔː.ɡəst/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔ.ɡəst/, /ˈɔ.ɡɪst/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈɑ.ɡəst/ ==== Proper noun ==== August (plural Augusts) The eighth month of the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, following July and preceding September. Alternative forms: Aug, Aug., AUG, 8 Synonym: (Quakerism) Eighth Month Holonyms: calendar year; year Comeronyms: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, September, October, November, December (now rare) A female given name from English derived from the month (of birth). ===== Synonyms ===== Sextilis (chiefly early Roman contexts), Sextile (early Roman contexts, now uncommon) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== === Etymology 2 === In some cases a month name from English. In other cases inspired by the common German given name August, from Latin Augustus. ==== Proper noun ==== August A male given name from Latin. A surname from Latin. A census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California, United States. ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === Tausug == Catalan == === Proper noun === August m Augustus == Danish == === Etymology === From Latin Augustus. === Proper noun === August a male given name, feminine equivalent Augusta == Estonian == === Etymology === From Latin Augustus. === Proper noun === August a male given name ==== Related terms ==== Ago, Agu == Ewe == === Etymology === Borrowed from German August. === Proper noun === August August (month) Coordinate term: (native term) Dasiamime ==== See also ==== == Faroese == === Etymology === From Latin Augustus. === Proper noun === August m a male given name ==== Usage notes ==== Patronymics son of August: Augustsson daughter of August: Augustsdóttir ==== Declension ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === From Swedish August, from Latin Augustus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯ɡust/, [ˈɑ̝u̯ɡus̠t] Rhymes: -ɑuɡust Syllabification(key): Au‧gust Hyphenation(key): Au‧gust === Proper noun === August a male given name ==== Usage notes ==== Now chiefly used as a middle name. ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Aku, Akusti, Aukusti, Kusti ==== Statistics ==== August is the 486th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 477 male individuals (and as a middle name to 5,483 more, making it much more common as a middle name), and also belongs as a middle name to 10 female individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. == German == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin Augustus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aʊ̯ˈɡʊst/ (month) IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯ɡʊst/ (given name) === Noun === August m (strong, genitive August or Augusts or Augustes, plural Auguste) August (month) Synonyms: (archaic) Ährenmonat; (archaic) Erntemonat; (archaic) Erntemond; (archaic) Ernting; (archaic) Sichelmonat ==== Declension ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Estonian: august → Hebrew: אוֹגוּסְט (ogúst) → Hunsrik: August → Kashubian: agùst → Lower Sorbian: awgust → Luxembourgish: August → Slovincian: aughúst → Upper Sorbian: awgust === Proper noun === August m (proper noun, strong, genitive Augusts or August) a male given name, feminine equivalent Augusta or Auguste, equivalent to English Augustus ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “August” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “August” in Duden online == Hunsrik == === Alternative forms === Aagust === Etymology === Borrowed from German August. Doublet of Aagust. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯kuʃt/ Rhymes: -aʊ̯kuʃt Syllabification: Au‧gust === Noun === August m (plural August) August ==== See also ==== === Proper noun === August m a male given name, equivalent to English Augustus === References === == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From German August. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɑʊ̯ˈɡust] === Proper noun === August m August === See also === == North Frisian == === Alternative forms === august (Föhr-Amrum, Mooring) === Etymology === Ultimately from Latin augustus. === Noun === August m (Sylt) August Synonym: Bārichtmuun == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Latin Augustus. === Proper noun === August a male given name === See also === august == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Latin Augustus. === Proper noun === August a male given name === See also === august == Plautdietsch == === Noun === August m August (month) == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaw.ɡust/ Rhymes: -awɡust Syllabification: Au‧gust === Etymology 1 === Learned borrowing from Latin Augustus. ==== Proper noun ==== August m pers (female equivalent Augusta) a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Augustus ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Proper noun ==== August f genitive plural of Augusta === Further reading === August in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Scots == === Etymology === 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. === Proper noun === August August (month) === See also === == Swedish == === Etymology === From Latin Augustus. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === August c (genitive Augusts) a male given name, feminine equivalent Augusta === See also === augusti