August.
The eighth month of the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, following July and preceding September.
Meaning & usage
The eighth month of the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, following July and preceding September.
A female given name from English derived from the month (of birth).
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwgos Proto-Italic *augos Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Proto-Italic *augostos Latin augustus Latin Augustusder. Old English Augustusder. Middle English Augustder. English August 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”). Doublet of august and Augustus.
A male given name from Latin.
A surname from Latin.
A census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California, United States.
Where this word comes from
In some cases a month name from English. In other cases inspired by the common German given name August, from Latin Augustus.
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