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August (name)

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August is both a given name and surname developed from the Latin, Augustus. Derived from the Latin word augere, meaning "to increase," Augustus had the meaning "esteemed" or "venerable" and was a title given to Roman emperors.

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Persons with the given name August

  • August Alle (1890–1952), Estonian writer
  • August Alsina (1992-), American singer
  • August Bebel (1840–1913), German social-democrat
  • August Coppola (1934–2009), American academic
  • August Dvorak (1894–1975), educational psychologist and professor
  • August Kippasto (1887–1973), Estonian wrestler
  • August Kitzberg (1855–1927), Estonian writer
  • August Krogh (1874–1949), Danish professor
  • August Leskien (1840–1916), German linguist
  • August Mälk (1900–1987), Estonian writer and politician
  • August S. Narumi, Bronze Wolf recipient
  • Augusto Pinochet (1915–2006), Chilean dictator
  • August Rei (1886–1963), Estonian politician
  • August Sang (1914–1969), Estonian poet and literary translator
  • August Sangret (1913–1943), Canadian soldier executed for murder
  • August Spies (1855–1887), American anarchist
  • August Strindberg (1849–1912), Swedish writer, playwright and painter
  • August Warberg (1842-1915), Swedish actor
  • August Weismann (1834–1914), German evolutionary biologist
  • August Wilson (1945–2005), American playwright

    • Persons with the surname August

  • Bille August (born 1948), Danish film director
  • Carl August (disambiguation), the name of several people
  • Edward August (1860–1935), member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1915 to 1922
  • Ernest August, the name of several people
  • John August (born 1970), American screenwriter
  • Leo August (1914–1997), of New Jersey
  • Pernilla August (born 1958), Swedish actress, married to Bille August
  • Joyce Auguste, Saint Lucian musician and leader of The Hewanorra Voices

    • Masculine Variants

  • Ágastas (Irish)
  • Ágost (Hungarian)
  • Agosto (Italian)
  • Ágúst (Icelandic)
  • Águstas (Irish)
  • Agusto (Spanish)
  • Ağustos (Turkish)
  • Aogust (Breton)
  • Août (French)
  • August (Catalan, Danish, English, German, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish)
  • Augustas (Lithuanian)
  • Auguste (French)
  • Augusti (Albanian)
  • Augusto (Italian, Portuguese, Spanish)
  • Augustu (Sicilian)
  • Augusts (Latvian)
  • Augustus (Dutch, Latin)
  • Aukusti (Finnish)
  • Austu (Sardinian)
  • Ávgos (Sami)
  • Avgušt (Slovenian)
  • Awgust (Sorbian)
  • Август (Avgust, Avhust) (Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian)
  • Αύγουστος (Avgoustos) (Greek)
  • אוגוסטוס (Hebrew)

    • Diminutive and Pet Forms

  • Age (Swedish)
  • Ago (Estonian)
  • Aku (Finnish)
  • Augi (German)
  • Augie (English)
  • Auke (Frisian)
  • Ësti (Luxembourgish)
  • Gus (English, Scottish)
  • Gust (Luxembourgish)
  • Gusta (Czech)
  • Gustek (Slovenian)
  • Gustík (Czech)
  • Gustelj (Slovenian)
  • Gusti (Luxembourgish, German, Slovenian)
  • Guto (Portuguese)
  • Gustl (German, Slovenian)
  • Guus (Dutch)
  • Kusti (Finnish)

    • Feminine Variants

  • Ágústa (Icelandic)
  • August (English)
  • Augusta (Dutch, English, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Hungarian)
  • Auguste (English)
  • Augustė (Lithuanian)
  • Augustia (English)
  • Auguszta (Hungarian)
  • Avgusta (Slovenian)

    • Diminutive and Pet Forms

  • Aukje (Frisian)
  • Gussie (English)
  • Gusta (Dutch)
  • Guusje (Dutch)

    • References

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