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 Aichhorn (1878–1949), Austrian educator and psychoanalyst
August Alle (1890–1952), Estonian writer
August Allebé (1838–1927), Dutch painter
August Alsina (born 1992), American singer
August Ames (1994–2017), American adult film actress
August Annist (1899–1972), Estonian literary and folklore scholar, writer and translator
August Bebel (1840–1913), German social-democrat
August Björklund (born 2002), Finnish footballer
August Blom (1869–1947), Danish film director
August Bogusch (1890–1948), German SS officer at Auschwitz executed for war crimes
August Bournonville (1805–1879), Danish ballet master and choreographer
August Brooksbank (born 2021), son of Princess Eugenie of York and Jack Brooksbank
August Coppola (1934–2009), American academic
August Diehl (born 1976), German actor
August Dvorak (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 Gustafsson Lohaprasert (born 1993), Thai footballer
August von Haxthausen (1792–1866), German agricultural scientist
August Horch (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 (1878–1941), Estonian journalist and a trade union leader
August Kippasto (1887–1973), Estonian wrestler
August Kirsimägi (1905–1933), Estonian writer
August Kitzberg (1855–1927), Estonian writer
August Kleinzahler (born 1949), American poet
August Theodor Koerner (1843–1912), American businessman and politician
August Kohver (1889–1942), Estonian agronomist and politician
August Krogh (1874–1949), Danish professor
August Kubizek (1888–1956), Austrian composer, early friend of Adolf Hitler
August Kukk (1908–1988), Estonian wrestler
August Lass (1903–1962), Estonian footballer
August Leskien (1840–1916), German linguist
August Liivik (1903–1942), Estonian sport shooter
August Mälk (1900–1987), Estonian writer and politician
August Maramaa (1881–1941), Estonian politician
August Maturo (born 2007), American actor
August Meyszner (1886–1947), Austrian Nazi SS officer executed for war crimes
August Neo (1908–1982), Estonian wrestler
August Oberhauser (1895–1971), Swiss footballer
August Pikker (1889–1976), Estonian wrestler
August Rei (1886–1963), Estonian politician
August S. Narumi (1919–1994), American-Japanese Bronze Wolf recipient
August Saabye (1823–1916), Danish sculptor
August Sang (1914–1969), Estonian poet and literary translator
August Sangret (1913–1943), Canadian soldier executed for murder
August Schellenberg (1936–2013), Canadian First Nation actor
August Schmidhuber (1901–1947), German Nazi SS officer executed for war crimes
August Spies (1855–1887), American anarchist
August Strindberg (1849–1912), Swedish writer, playwright and painter
August Traksmaa (1893–1942), Estonian Army General and diplomat
August Vaga (1893–1960), Estonian botanist
August Volberg (1896–1982), Estonian architect and educator
August von Mackensen (1849–1945), German field marshal
August W. Farwick (1902–1977), American football player and coach
August Warberg (1842–1915), Swedish actor
August Weismann (1834–1914), German evolutionary biologist
August Wesley (1887–1942), Finnish journalist, trade unionist and revolutionary
August Willich (1810 - 1878), Prussian-American general and communist revolutionary
August Wilson (1945–2005), American playwright
August Winding (1835–1899), Danish pianist and composer
August Wolfinger (born 1949), Liechtenstein alpine skier
August, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg-Zörbig (1655–1715), German prince
August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1652–1689), German noble
August, Prince of Hohenlohe-Öhringen (1784–1853), German noble and general of the Napoleonic Wars
Persons with the surname August
Alba August (born 1993), Danish-born Swedish actress and singer
AJ August (born 2005), American cyclist
Bille August (born 1948), Danish film director
Bonnie August (1947–2003), American fashion designer
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 (disambiguation), the name of several people
Hal August (1890–1918), American silent film actor
Joe August (1931–1992), American blues and R&B singer and songwriter
John August (born 1970), American screenwriter
Joseph August (1890–1947), American cinematographer
Leo August (1914–1997), American philatelist, stamp dealer and publisher
Lynn August (1948–2025), American zydeco accordionist, keyboard player, singer and bandleader
Pernilla August (born 1958), Swedish actress, married to Bille August
Tyler August (born 1983), American politician
Fictional characters
August Horn of Årnäs, character from Young Royals
August Pullman, main character in R.J. Palacio's Wonder and Wonder (film)
August Walker, character from Mission: Impossible – Fallout, played by actor Henry Cavill
August Wayne Booth, a recurring character in ABC TV show Once Upon A Time
August Zabladowski, a character from the 1953 musical fantasy film The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.
August, character from Tales from the Borderlands
August, the mascot of the 1997 World Games.
Dan August, detective played by actor Burt Reynolds
Masculine variants
Ágastas (Irish)
Ágost (Hungarian)
Agostino (Italian)
Ágúst (Icelandic)
Águstas (Irish)
Agusto (Spanish)
Ağustos (Turkish)
Aogust (Breton)
August (Catalan, Danish, English, Estonian, German, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish)
August (Indonesian)
Augustas (Lithuanian)
Auguste (French)
Augusti (Albanian)
Augusto (Italian, Portuguese, Spanish)
Augusts (Latvian)
Augustu (Sicilian)
Augustus (Dutch, Latin)
Aukusti (Finnish)
Austu (Sardinian)
Ávgos (Sami)
Avgust (Slovenian)
Awgust (Sorbian)
Oğuz (Turkish)
Αύγουστος (Avgoustos) (Greek)
Августин (Avgustin, Avhust) (Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian)
Diminutive and pet forms
Agge (Swedish)
Ago (Estonian)
Aku (Finnish)
Augi (German)
Augie (English)
Auke (Frisian)
Ësti (Luxembourgish)
Gus (English, Scottish)
Gusse (Danish)
Gust (Luxembourgish)
Gusta (Czech)
Gustek (Slovenian)
Gustelj (Slovenian)
Gusti (Luxembourgish, German, Slovenian)
Gustík (Czech)
Gustl (German, Slovenian)
Guto (Portuguese)
Guus (Dutch)
Kusti (Finnish)
Feminine variants
Ágústa (Icelandic)
Agustina (Indonesian)
August (English)
Augusta (Danish, Dutch, English, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Hungarian)
Auguste (English, German, French)
Augustė (Lithuanian)
Augustia (English)
Auguszta (Hungarian)
Avgusta (Slovenian)
Diminutive and pet forms
Auggie
Aukje (Frisian)
Gus
Gussie (English)
Gussy (German)
Gusta (Dutch)
Guusje (Dutch)