Avgust is a male
given name.
Russian name
In
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 ...
, Avgust (russian: А́вгуст or ) is a male given name.
[Superanskaya p. 21] Its feminine versions are
Avgusta Avgusta (russian: А́вгуста or ) is a Russian Christian first name,Superanskaya, p. 250 the female form of the male first name Avgust.Petrovsky, p. 32 It is derived from the Latin word ''Augusta'', meaning ''sacred'', and was used ...
[Petrovsky, p. 32] and
Avgustina.
[Nikonov, p. 63] The name is derived 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 ...
word ''augustus'', which means ''majestic'',
but originally meant ''devoted to an
augur
An augur was a priest and official in the ancient Rome, classical Roman world. His main role was the practice of augury, the interpretation of the will of the List of Roman deities, gods by studying the flight of birds. Determinations were ba ...
'' (a priest who practiced
augury
Augury is the practice from ancient Roman religion of interpreting omens from the observed behavior of birds. When the individual, known as the augur, interpreted these signs, it is referred to as "taking the auspices". "Auspices" (Latin ''ausp ...
, interpreting the will of the gods by studying the flight of birds).
The name was included into various, often handwritten, church calendars throughout the 17th–19th centuries, but was omitted from the official
Synod
A synod () is a council of a Christian denomination, usually convened to decide an issue of doctrine, administration or application. The word '' synod'' comes from the meaning "assembly" or "meeting" and is analogous with the Latin word mea ...
al
Menologium
Menologium (), also written menology, and menologe, is a service-book used in the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite.
From its derivation from Greek , ''menológion'', from μήν ''m� ...
at the end of the 19th century.
[Superanskaya pp. 22, 23, and 31] In 1924–1930, the name was included into various Soviet calendars,
which included the new and often artificially created names promoting the new Soviet realities and encouraging the break with the tradition of using the names in the Synodal Menologia.
Toronto Slavic Quarterly
The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution ...
. Елена Душечкина.
Мессианские тенденции в советской антропонимической практике 1920-х - 1930-х годов
Its
diminutive
A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A ( abbreviated ) is a word-form ...
s include Ava (),
Gutya (),
Gusta (),
Gustya (),
and Gustey ().
[Superanskaya p. 31]
The
patronymic
A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor.
Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, al ...
s derived from "Avgust" are "" (''Avgustovich''; masculine) and "" (''Avgustovna''; feminine).
"Avgust" is also a colloquial form of the given name
Avgustin.
People with the name
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Avgust Černigoj (1898–1985), Slovenian/Yugoslavian painter, avant-garde experimenter in Constructivism
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Avgust Demšar, (born 1962), Slovenian detective fiction writer
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Avgust Ipavec (born 1940), Slovenian composer and priest
*Avgust Pavel, Slovenian spelling of the name of
Ágoston Pável (born 1886), Hungarian Slovene writer, poet, ethnologist, linguist, and historian
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Avgust Pirjevec (1887–1944), Slovene literary scholar, lexicographer, and librarian
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Avgust Tsivolko (1810–1839), Russian navigator and Arctic explorer
See also
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August (disambiguation)
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Avguštine
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Sebastian (name)
Sebastian is both a given name and a surname. It comes from the Greek language, Greek name ''Sebastianos'' (Σεβαστιανός) meaning "from Sebastia" (Σεβάστεια), which was the name of the city now known as Sivas, located in the cen ...
References
Notes
Sources
*Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (''Dictionary of Russian First Names''). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005.
*В. А. Никонов (V. A. Nikonov). "Ищем имя" (''Looking for a Name''). Изд. "Советская Россия". Москва, 1988.
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А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Современный словарь личных имён: Сравнение. Происхождение. Написание" (''Modern Dictionary of First Names: Comparison. Origins. Spelling''). Айрис-пресс. Москва, 2005.
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А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Словарь русских имён" (''Dictionary of Russian Names''). Издательство Эксмо. Москва, 2005. {{ISBN, 5-699-14090-5
Russian masculine given names
Slovene masculine given names
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