August

Meaning

  1. The eighth month of the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, following July and preceding September.
  2. (archaic) A female given name from English derived from the month (of birth).

Synonyms

July
B2
month
A2
Aug
brilliant
B1
calendar month
distinguished
C1
eminent
C2
excellent
B1
exemplary
C2
fantastic
B1
February
C1
fine
A1
great
A1
harvest time
June
B2
March
B1
October
B2
outstanding
C1
prominent
C2
salient
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September
B2
superb
C1
May
A1

mid-August holiday

April
B1
birthdate
Translations

agosto
août
August
agosto
augustus

Αύγουστος

agosto
agost
ağustos
Augustus

Ernting

أغسطس
oogstmaand

agost

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɔː.ɡəst/
Etymology

Cognate with Latin
Latin
avis
In summary

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”).

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