August

AW-gust

Boy

Average rank #240 across 7 countries

Meaning & origin

German, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Catalan, English

German, Polish, Scandinavian and Catalan form of Augustus, meaning "Means "great" or "venerable", derived from Latin augere "to increase". Augustus was the title given to Octavian, the first Roman emperor. He was the adopted son of Julius Caesar who rose to power through a combination of military skill and political prowess. This was also the name of three kings of Poland."

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๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England & Wales

#317

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๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland

#495

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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland

#468

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA

#81

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๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia

#94

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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada

#105

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๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealand

#118

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