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August

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See also:august

English

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Etymology 1

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EarlyMiddle EnglishAugust(us), re-Latinized fromOld EnglishAgustus, fromLate LatinAgustus, fromLatinaugustus(“month of August”), from the agnomenAugustus(“venerable”) ofGaius Julius Caesar Augustus, possibly from either Old Latin*augos(“increase”), fromProto-Italic*augos, fromProto-Indo-European base*h₂ewg-(“to increase”); orLatinavis(“bird”), referring to divination by observing bird flights, singing, feeding or entrails +garrīre(“to chatter”).

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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August (pluralAugusts)

  2. Theeighthmonth of theRoman,Julian, andGregorian calendars, followingJuly and precedingSeptember.
    • 1897 December (indicated as1898),Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, inThe Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.:The Macmillan Company; London:Macmillan & Co., Ltd.,→OCLC:
      The day was cool and snappy forAugust, and the Rise all green with a lavish nature. Now we plunged into a deep shade with the boughs lacing each other overhead, and crossed dainty, rustic bridges over the cold trout-streams, the boards giving back the clatter of our horses' feet:[…].
  3. A femalegiven name from English derived from the month (rare modern usage).
    • 1993,Margaret Atwood,Robber Bride, Virago Press, published2013,→ISBN, page48:
      August, Charis named her, because that's when she was born. Warm breezes, baby powder, languorous heat, the smell of mown hay. Such a soft name. Too soft for her daughter, who has added ana. Augusta, she is now — a very different resonance. Marble statues, Roman noses, tight-lipped commanding mouths.
Synonyms
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  • Sextilis(chiefly early Roman contexts),Sextile(early Roman contexts, now uncommon)
Derived terms
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Descendants
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Translations
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eighth month of the Gregorian calendar
female given name—seeAugusta

See also

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Gregorian calendar monthsedit

Etymology 2

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In some cases a month name from English. In other cases inspired by the commonGerman given nameAugust, fromLatinAugustus.

Proper noun

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August

  1. A malegiven name from Latin.
    • 1974,Witi Ihimaera,Whanau, Heinemann, page76:
      Thirteen year oldAugust is the eldest; he begins to pull the kite downward. Like his sister and brother, June and July, he has been named after the month in which he was born.
  2. Asurname from Latin.
  3. Acensus-designated place inSan Joaquin County,California,United States.
Translations
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male given name—seeAugustus

Anagrams

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Catalan

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Proper noun

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August m

  1. Augustus

Danish

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Etymology

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FromLatinAugustus.

Proper noun

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August

  1. a malegiven name, feminine equivalentAugusta

Estonian

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Etymology

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FromLatinAugustus.

Proper noun

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August

  1. a malegiven name

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Ewe

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Proper noun

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August

  1. August (month)

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Faroese

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Etymology

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FromLatinAugustus.

Proper noun

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August m

  1. a malegiven name

Usage notes

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Patronymics

  • son of August:Augustsson
  • daughter of August:Augustsdóttir

Declension

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singular
indefinite
nominativeAugust
accusativeAugust
dativeAugusti
genitiveAugusts

Finnish

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Etymology

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FromSwedishAugust, fromLatinAugustus.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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August

  1. a malegiven name

Usage notes

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  • Now chiefly used as a middle name.

Declension

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Inflection ofAugust (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominativeAugustAugustit
genitiveAugustinAugustien
partitiveAugustiaAugusteja
illativeAugustiinAugusteihin
singularplural
nominativeAugustAugustit
accusativenom.AugustAugustit
gen.Augustin
genitiveAugustinAugustien
partitiveAugustiaAugusteja
inessiveAugustissaAugusteissa
elativeAugustistaAugusteista
illativeAugustiinAugusteihin
adessiveAugustillaAugusteilla
ablativeAugustiltaAugusteilta
allativeAugustilleAugusteille
essiveAugustinaAugusteina
translativeAugustiksiAugusteiksi
abessiveAugustittaAugusteitta
instructive—Augustein
comitativeSee the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms ofAugust(Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

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Statistics

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  • August is the 519th (tied with 1 other name) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 383 male individuals (and as a middle name to 5,221 more, making it much more common as a middle name), and also belongs as a middle name to 14 female individuals, according toFebruary 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

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Etymology

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    Learned borrowing fromLatinAugustus.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /aʊ̯ˈɡʊst/(month)
    • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯ɡʊst/(given name)
    • Audio:(file)

    Noun

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    August m (strong,genitiveAugustorAugustsorAugustes,pluralAuguste)

    1. August (month)
      Synonyms:(archaic)Ährenmonat;(archaic)Erntemonat;(archaic)Erntemond;(archaic)Ernting;(archaic)Sichelmonat

    Declension

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    Declension ofAugust [masculine, strong]
    singularplural
    indef.def.noundef.noun
    nominativeeinderAugustdieAuguste
    genitiveeinesdesAugust,Augusts,AugustesderAuguste
    dativeeinemdemAugust,Auguste1denAugusten
    accusativeeinendenAugustdieAuguste

    1Now rare,see notes.

    Coordinate terms

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    Gregorian calendar months:Monate imgregorianischen Kalenderedit

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    Proper noun

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    August m (proper noun,strong,genitiveAugustsorAugust)

    1. a malegiven name, feminine equivalentAugusta orAuguste, equivalent to EnglishAugustus

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    Descendants

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    transliterations of the German male given name August

    Further reading

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    • “August” inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
    • “August” inDuden online

    Hunsrik

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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      Borrowed fromGermanAugust.[1]Doublet ofAagust.

      Pronunciation

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      Noun

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      August m (pluralAugust)

      1. August

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      Gregorian calendar months:Monate imgregorianicherKalenneredit

      Proper noun

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      August m

      1. a malegiven name, equivalent to EnglishAugustus

      References

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      1. ^Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “August”, inDicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti:Riograndenser Hunsrickisch,page15, column 1

      Luxembourgish

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      Etymology

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      FromGermanAugust.

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      Proper noun

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      August m

      1. August

      See also

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      Gregorian calendar months:Méint amGregorianescheKalenneredit

      North Frisian

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      Alternative forms

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      Etymology

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      Ultimately fromLatinaugustus.

      Noun

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      August m

      1. (Sylt)August
        Synonym:Bārichtmuun

      Norwegian Bokmål

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      Norwegian BokmålWikipedia has an article on:
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      Etymology

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      FromLatinAugustus.

      Proper noun

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      August

      1. a malegiven name

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      Norwegian Nynorsk

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      Etymology

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      FromLatinAugustus.

      Proper noun

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      August

      1. a malegiven name

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      Plautdietsch

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      Noun

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      August m

      1. August (month)

      Polish

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      PolishWikipedia has an article on:
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      Pronunciation

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      Etymology 1

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      Learned borrowing fromLatinAugustus.

      Proper noun

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      August m pers (female equivalentAugusta)

      1. a malegiven name from Latin, equivalent to EnglishAugustus
      Declension
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      Declension ofAugust
      singularplural
      nominativeAugustAugustowie
      genitiveAugustaAugustów
      dativeAugustowiAugustom
      accusativeAugustaAugustów
      instrumentalAugustemAugustami
      locativeAuguścieAugustach
      vocativeAuguścieAugustowie

      Etymology 2

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      See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.

      Proper noun

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      August f

      1. genitiveplural ofAugusta

      Further reading

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      • August in Polish dictionaries at PWN

      Scots

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      Etymology

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      EarlyMiddle EnglishAugust(us), re-Latinized fromOld EnglishAgustus, fromLate LatinAgustus, fromLatinaugustus(“month of August”), from the agnomenAugustus(“venerable”) ofGaius Julius Caesar Augustus.

      Proper noun

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      August

      1. August (month)

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      Gregorian calendar monthsedit

      Swedish

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      SwedishWikipedia has an article on:
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      Etymology

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      FromLatinAugustus.

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      August c (genitiveAugusts)

      1. a malegiven name, feminine equivalentAugusta

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