August is both a given name and surname developed from the

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power ...

Augustus Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian, was the first Roman emperor; he reigned from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. He is known for being the founder of the Roman Pr ...

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

Persons with the given name August

August, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg-Zörbig August, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg-Zörbig (Merseburg, 15 February 1655 – Zörbig, 27 March 1715), was a German prince and member of the House of Wettin. He was the third but second surviving son of Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg and Chri ...

(1655–1715), German prince *

August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (13 February 1652 – 26 September 1689) was a Danish nobleman. From 1675 until his death, he was the ruling Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck. He was the second duke of this appanag ...

(1652–1689), German noble *

August, Prince of Hohenlohe-Öhringen Frederick ''August'' Charles, Prince of Hohenlohe-Öhringen (27 November 1784 – 15 February 1853) was a German general of the Napoleonic Wars and nobleman of the house of Hohenlohe. Early life August was born on 27 November 1784 in Breslau. ...

(1784–1853), German noble and general of the Napoleonic Wars * August Aichhorn (1878–1949), Austrian educator and psychoanalyst *

August Alle August Alle ( in Viljandi – 8 July 1952 in Tallinn) was an Estonian writer.Endel Nirk, Arthur Robert Hone, Oleg Mutt, ''Estonian Literature: Historical Survey with Biobibliographical Appendix'', Published by Perioodika, 1987, p215 Early life A ...

(1890–1952), Estonian writer *

August Allebé August Allebé (19 April 1838 – 10 January 1927) was an artist and teacher from the Northern Netherlands. His early paintings were in a romantic style, but in his later work he was an exponent of realism and impressionism. He was a major initia ...

(1838–1927), Dutch painter *

August Alsina August Anthony Alsina Jr.(April 8, 2013)R&B Singer August Alsina Talks Working With The Dream, Preps Def Jam Debut, ''Life + Times'' (confirms middle name; other sources confirm he is a "junior") (born September 3, 1992) is an American singer f ...

(1992-), American singer *

August Ames August Ames (born Mercedes Grabowski; 23 August 1994 – 5 December 2017) was a Canadian pornographic actress. She appeared in more than 100 films, including a non-pornographic film in 2016, and was nominated for several AVN Awards. In 2017, at ...

(1994–2017), American adult film actress * August Annist (1899–1972), Estonian literary and folklore scholar, writer and translator *

August Bebel Ferdinand August Bebel (22 February 1840 – 13 August 1913) was a German socialist politician, writer, and orator. He is best remembered as one of the founders of the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Germany (SDAP) in 1869, which in 1875 me ...

(1840–1913), German social-democrat * August Blom (1869–1947), Danish film director * August Bogusch (1890–1948), German SS officer at Auschwitz executed for war crimes *

August Bournonville August Bournonville (21 August 1805 – 30 November 1879) was a Danish ballet master and choreographer. He was the son of Antoine Bournonville, a dancer and choreographer trained under the French choreographer, Jean Georges Noverre, and the ...

(1805–1879), Danish ballet master and choreographer * August Brooksbank (born 2021), son of

Princess Eugenie of York Princess Eugenie, Mrs Jack Brooksbank ( ; Eugenie Victoria Helena; born 23 March 1990) is a member of the British royal family. She is the younger daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah, Duchess of York. She is a niece of King Ch ...

and

Jack Brooksbank Jack Christopher Stamp Brooksbank (born 3 May 1986) is an English bar manager and brand ambassador. He is the husband of Princess Eugenie of the United Kingdom, making him a member of the British royal family. Early life and family Brooksban ...

August Coppola August Floyd Coppola (February 16, 1934 – October 27, 2009) was an American academic, author, film executive, and advocate for the arts. He was the brother of director Francis Ford Coppola and actress Talia Shire, and the father of actor Nicolas ...

(1934–2009), American academic *

August Dvorak August Dvorak (May 5, 1894 – October 10, 1975) was an American educational psychologist and professor of education at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. He and his brother-in-law, William Dealey, are best known for ...

(1894–1975), American educational psychologist and professor * August Eigruber (1907–1947), Austrian-born Nazi hanged for war crimes * August Getty (born 1994), American fashion designer *

August Horch August Horch (12 October 1868 – 3 February 1951) was a German engineer and automobile pioneer, the founder of the manufacturing giant which would eventually become Audi. Beginnings Horch was born in Winningen, Rhenish Prussia. H ...

(1868−1951), German engineer and automobile pioneer, the founder of the manufacturing giant which would eventually become Audi * August Jakobson (1904–1963), Estonian writer and politician * August Jerndorff (1846–1906), Danish painter *

August Kastra August Eduard Kastra (17 October 1878 – 21 October 1941) was an Estonian journalist and a trade union leader. He was the first chair of the Confederation of Estonian Trade Unions in Estonia and a member of the Reval (Tallinn) Committee of the R ...

(1878–1941), Estonian journalist and a trade union leader *

August Kippasto August Johannes Kippasto (28 August 1887 – 24 September 1973 ) was an Estonian wrestler who competed for Russian Empire at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. He competed in the Greco-Roman lightweight competition along with two other Esto ...

(1887–1973), Estonian wrestler *

August Kitzberg August Kitzberg ( in Laatre Parish, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire – 10 October 1927 in Tartu) was an Estonian writer. Life Until 1863, August Kitzberg was known as August Kits. He grew up in Niitsaadu farmstead in Penuja village, Abj ...

(1855–1927), Estonian writer *

August Kleinzahler August Kleinzahler (born December 10, 1949) is an American poet. Life and career Until he was 11, he went to school in Fort Lee, New Jersey, where he grew up. He then commuted to the Horace Mann School in the Bronx, graduating in 1967. He wrote p ...

(born 1949), American poet *

August Krogh Schack August Steenberg Krogh (15 November 1874 – 13 September 1949) was a Danish professor at the department of zoophysiology at the University of Copenhagen from 1916 to 1945. He contributed a number of fundamental discoveries within severa ...

(1874–1949), Danish professor * August Kohver (1889–1942), Estonian agronomist and politician *

August Kubizek August "Gustl" Friedrich Kubizek (3 August 1888 – 23 October 1956) was an Austrian musical conductor and writer best known for being a close friend of Adolf Hitler, when both were in their late teens. He later wrote about their friendship in ...

(1888–1956), Austrian composer, early friend of Adolf Hitler *

August Kukk August Kukk (24 April 1908 – 5 April 1988) was an Estonian wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle welterweight at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known ...

(1908–1988), Estonian wrestler * August Lass (1903–1962), Estonian footballer *

August Leskien August Leskien (; 8 July 1840 – 20 September 1916) was a German linguist active in the field of comparative linguistics, particularly relating to the Baltic and Slavic languages. Biography Leskien was born in Kiel. He studied philology at the ...

(1840–1916), German linguist * August Liivik (1903–1942), Estonian sport shooter *

August Gustafsson Lohaprasert August Gustafsson Lohaprasert ( th, ออกัสต์ กุสตาฟส์สัน เลาหประเสริฐ, born 3 September 1993), sometimes spelled August Gustavsson Lohaprasret, is a Thai former professional footballer o ...

(born 1993), Thai footballer *

August von Mackensen Anton Ludwig Friedrich August von Mackensen (born Mackensen; 6 December 1849 – 8 November 1945), ennobled as "von Mackensen" in 1899, was a German field marshal. He commanded successfully during World War I of 1914–1918 and became one of th ...

(1849–1945), German field marshal * August Mälk (1900–1987), Estonian writer and politician *

August Maramaa August Maramaa (before 1922 August Marfeldt; 6 April 1881 Aakre Parish, Tartu County – 26 December 1941 Vyatski Prison Camp, Kirov, Russia) was an Estonian politician, teacher and mayor of Viljandi from 1919-1921 and 1927-1939. He graduated in ...

(1881–1941), Estonian politician *

August Meyszner August Edler von Meyszner (3 August 1886 – 24 January 1947) was an Austrian Gendarmerie officer, right-wing politician, and senior ''Ordnungspolizei'' (order police) officer who held the post of Higher SS and Police Leader in the Ger ...

(1886–1947), Austrian Nazi SS officer executed for war crimes *

August S. Narumi (August 15, 1919 in Los Angeles, California-February 5, 1994 in Tokyo) served as a member of the National Executive Council, as well as the National Board of Trustees of the Boy Scouts of Japan. Narumi was awarded the Eagle Scout in September 1 ...

(1919–1994), American-Japanese Bronze Wolf recipient *

August Neo August "Ago" Neo (12 February 1908 – 19 August 1982) was an Estonian wrestler who won two medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics: a silver medal in the freestyle wrestling and a bronze in Greco-Roman wrestling. His achievements were underscored by ...

(1908–1982), Estonian wrestler * August Oberhauser (1895–1971), Swiss footballer * August Pikker (1889–1976), Estonian wrestler * August Rei (1886–1963), Estonian politician *

August Saabye August Vilhelm Saabye (7 August 1823 – 12 November 1916), also known as August Wilhelm Saabye, was a Danish sculptor. Early life and education Saabye was born in Skivholme, , Aarhus, the son of vicar Erhard Saabye (1778–1851) and Susan ...

(1823–1916), Danish sculptor *

August Sang August Sang (27 July 1914 – 14 October 1969) was an Estonian poet and literary translator.Marcel Cornis-Pope, John Neubauer, ''History of the literary cultures of East-Central Europe: junctures and disjunctures in the 19th and 20th centuries ...

(1914–1969), Estonian poet and literary translator * August Sangret (1913–1943), Canadian soldier executed for murder *

August Schellenberg August Werner Schellenberg (July 25, 1936 – August 15, 2013) was a Canadian actor. He played Randolph in the first three installments of the ''Free Willy'' film series (1993–1997) as well as characters in '' Black Robe'' (1991), '' The New Wo ...

(1936-2013), Canadian First Nation actor * August Schmidhuber (1901–1947), German Nazi SS officer executed for war crimes *

August Spies August Vincent Theodore Spies (, ; December 10, 1855November 11, 1887) was an American upholsterer, radical labor activist, and newspaper editor. Spies is remembered as one of the anarchists in Chicago who were found guilty of conspiracy to comm ...

(1855–1887), American anarchist *

August Strindberg Johan August Strindberg (, ; 22 January 184914 May 1912) was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter.Lane (1998), 1040. A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience, Strindberg wrote more than sixty ...

(1849–1912), Swedish writer, playwright and painter *

August Traksmaa August Traksmaa (27 August 1893 – 16 July 1942) was an Estonian officer and diplomat. August Traksmaa was born as August Traksmann in the manorial estate in Põlula village, Kreis Wierland (now in Vinni Parish), in the Governorate of Estonia ...

(1893–1942), Estonian Army General and diplomat *

August Vaga August Vaga (March 15, 1893 in Kehra – December 11, 1960 in Tartu) was an Estonian and Soviet botanist. Much of his research into botany was conducted in Tartu, and he was affiliated with the Estonian Institute of Zoology and Botany The Esto ...

(1893–1960), Estonian botanist *

August Volberg August Volberg (18 December 1896 Muuksi, Harju County – 21 June 1982 Tallinn) was an Estonian architect and educator.Eesti kunsti ja arhitektuuri biograafiline leksikon (EKABL). Tallinn: Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus, 1996. Page 600 In 1927 ...

(1896–1982), Estonian architect and educator *

August Warberg Johan August Warberg (5 May 1842 – 16 October 1915)The Swedish Film I ...

(1842-1915), Swedish actor *

August Weismann August Friedrich Leopold Weismann FRS (For), HonFRSE, LLD (17 January 18345 November 1914) was a German evolutionary biologist. Fellow German Ernst Mayr ranked him as the second most notable evolutionary theorist of the 19th century, after C ...

(1834–1914), German evolutionary biologist *

August Wesley August Anselm Wesley ( Wesslin; born 3 August 1887; last rumoured to be alive 1942) was a Finnish journalist, trade unionist, and revolutionary who was the chief of the Red Guards general staff in the 1918 Finnish Civil War. He later served as ...

(1887–1942), Finnish journalist, trade unionist and revolutionary *

August Wilson August Wilson ( Frederick August Kittel Jr.; April 27, 1945 – October 2, 2005) was an American playwright. He has been referred to as the "theater's poet of Black America". He is best known for a series of ten plays, collectively called ' (or ...

(1945–2005), American playwright *

August Winding August Winding (24 March 183516 June 1899) was a Danish pianist, teacher and composer. Life Early life and education August Henrik Winding was born in Tårs, near Sandby on the island of Lolland. His father was a clergyman who collected and arr ...

(1835–1899), Danish pianist and composer

Persons with the surname August

Bille August Bille August (born 9 November 1948) is a Danish director, screenwriter, and cinematographer of film and television. In a career spanning over four decades, he has been the recipient of numerous accolades, making him one of the most acclaimed co ...

(born 1948), Danish film director *

Carl August (disambiguation) Carl August may refer to: *Carl August, Crown Prince of Sweden (1768 – 1810), Danish nobleman *Carl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1757 – 1828) *Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1912–1988) {{hndis ...

, the name of several people *

Edward August Edward Arthur August (15 May 1860 – 31 December 1935) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1915 to 1922, as a member of the Liberal Party. August was born in Toronto, Canada West, the ...

(1860–1935), member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1915 to 1922 * Ernest August (disambiguation), the name of several people *

John August John August (born August 4, 1970) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and novelist. He is known for writing the films '' Go'' (1999), ''Charlie's Angels'' (2000), '' Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle'' (2003), '' Big Fish'' (2003), '' ...

(born 1970), American screenwriter *

Leo August Leo August (March 2, 1914 – December 4, 1997), of New Jersey, was an American philatelist who, as a stamp dealer and publisher, created interest and awareness in the collecting of first day covers through the introduction in 1939 of "ArtCraft" e ...

(1914–1997), American philatelist, stamp dealer and publisher *

Pernilla August Pernilla August (; born Mia Pernilla Hertzman-Ericson; 13 February 1958) is a Swedish actress, director and screenwriter. Being one of Sweden's leading actresses and a longtime collaborator with director Ingmar Bergman, she won the Best Actress A ...

(born 1958), Swedish actress, married to Bille August *

Tyler August Tyler August (born January 26, 1983) is an American politician and legislator. He is the Speaker pro tempore of the Wisconsin State Assembly, since 2013. A Republican, he was first elected to the Assembly in 2010, representing eastern Walworth C ...

(born 1983), American politician

Fictional characters

Dan August ''Dan August'' is an American drama series that aired on ABC from September 23, 1970, to April 8, 1971. Burt Reynolds played the title character. Reruns of the series aired in prime time on CBS from May to October 1973 and from April to June 19 ...

, fictional detective played by actor

Burt Reynolds Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. (February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018) was an American actor, considered a sex symbol and icon of 1970s American popular culture. Reynolds first rose to prominence when he starred in television series such as '' ...

* August, character from

Tales from the Borderlands ''Tales from the Borderlands'' is an episodic interactive comedy graphic adventure sci-fi video game based on the '' Borderlands'' series. It was developed by Telltale Games under license from Gearbox Software, the developer of the ''Borderland ...

* August Horn of Årnäs, character from Young Royals

Masculine variants

*Ágastas (

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

) *Ágost ( Hungarian) * Agostino (

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

) *

Ágúst Ágúst () or Agust is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Ágúst Björgvinsson (born 1979), Icelandic basketball coach *Ágúst Þór Jóhannsson (born 1977), Icelandic team handball player and coach *Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson, ...

( Icelandic) *Águstas (

) *Agusto (

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: ** Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Ca ...

) *Ağustos ( Turkish) *Aogust ( Breton) *Août ( French) *August (

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid ...

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national id ...

, Estonian,

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

, Swedish) *Augustas ( Lithuanian) * Auguste ( French) *Augusti ( Albanian) *

Augusto Augusto is an Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish given name or surname. Notable people with the name include: * Augusto Aníbal *Augusto dos Anjos * Augusto Arbizo *Augusto Barbera (born 1938), Italian law professor, politician and judge * Augusto B ...

(

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Port ...

) * Augusts ( Latvian) * Agustinus (

Indonesian Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to: * Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia ** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago ** Indonesia ...

) *Augustu ( Sicilian) *

(

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

) *Aukusti ( Finnish) *Austu ( Sardinian) *Ávgos (

Sami Acronyms * SAMI, ''Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange'', a closed-captioning format developed by Microsoft * Saudi Arabian Military Industries, a government-owned defence company * South African Malaria Initiative, a virtual expertise net ...

) * Avgust ( Slovenian) *Awgust ( Sorbian) *Августин ( Avgustin, Avhust) ( Bulgarian, Macedonian,

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

, Serbian,

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * Som ...

) *Αύγουστος (Avgoustos) (

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

) *אוגוסטוס (

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

)

Diminutive and pet forms

*Agge ( Swedish) *Ago ( Estonian) *Aku ( Finnish) *Augi (

) *Augie (

) *Auke ( Frisian) *Ësti (

Luxembourgish Luxembourgish ( ; also ''Luxemburgish'', ''Luxembourgian'', ''Letzebu(e)rgesch''; Luxembourgish: ) is a West Germanic language that is spoken mainly in Luxembourg. About 400,000 people speak Luxembourgish worldwide. As a standard form of t ...

) *

Gus Gus is a masculine name, often a diminutive for Angus, August, Augustine, or Augustus, and other names (e.g. Aengus, Argus, Fergus, Ghassan, Gustav, Gustave, Gustafson, Gustavo, Gussie). It can also be used as the adaptation into English of t ...

(

Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...

) *Gusse (

) *Gust (

) *Gusta (

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places *Czech, ...

) *Gustek ( Slovenian) *Gustík (

) *Gustelj ( Slovenian) *Gusti (

, Slovenian) *Guto (

) *

Gustl Gustl is both a German language masculine and feminine given, often a diminutive of the masculine given names Gustav and August, and the feminine given name Augusta. Individuals bearing the name Gustl include: * Gustl Auninger (born 1955), Austr ...

(

, Slovenian) *Guus (

) *Kusti ( Finnish)

Feminine variants

*Ágústa ( Icelandic) *August (

) * Augusta (

, Hungarian) * Auguste (

, French) *Augustė ( Lithuanian) *Augustia (

) *Agustina (

) *Auguszta ( Hungarian) *Avgusta ( Slovenian)

Diminutive and pet forms

*Aukje ( Frisian) *Gussie (

) *Gusta (

) *Guusje (

) *Gussy (

) *Gus *Auggie

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:August (Name) Masculine given names Danish masculine given names Estonian masculine given names German masculine given names Swedish masculine given names English masculine given names

Persons with the given name August

Persons with the surname August

Fictional characters

Masculine variants

Diminutive and pet forms

Feminine variants

Diminutive and pet forms

See also

References