August
August is a distinguished masculine name rooted in ancient Rome and the title granted to Emperor Augustus. It enjoys a celebrated European royal heritage and effortless recognition across multiple languages. It feels stately, warm, and sophisticated while remaining crisp and contemporary.
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International equivalents and translations
Origin and etymology of the name
Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysisA masculine name of Latin origin meaning 'venerable', 'exalted', 'majestic', or 'sacred'.
Detailed Slovak etymology analysis
Meno pochádza z latinského prídavného mena augustus vo význame vznešený, velebný, posvätný či úctyhodný. Pôvodne išlo o čestný titul, ktorý rímsky senát roku 27 pred n. l. udelil Gaiovi Octaviovi, známemu ako cisár Augustus; neskôr sa titul začal používať aj ako osobné meno.
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International Traveler Index
How easily August is pronounced abroad, written on tickets, and perceived worldwide
AUGUST
100% identical to original formNo diacritics (ASCII)
Universal international spelling22 foreign variants
Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky- •Zápis bez diakritiky – 100 % zhodný s medzinárodnými pasmi, letenkami a cudzími klávesnicami.
- •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
- •Ideálna dvojslabičná dĺžka – melodická a rýchlo zapamätateľná na celom svete.
- •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 10 svetových jazykoch.
Name days and calendars
Dates in Slovak and international calendarsStandard orthoepic pronunciation with primary stress on the initial syllable.
Grammar & Cases
Overview of grammatical cases for greetings, cards, and official useDiminutives and pet forms
Affectionate and family nicknamesNotable figures named August
29People connected to this name according to Wikidata and editorial sources.
German painter of the expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter (1887–1914)
King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania and Elector of Saxony (1670–1733)
German scholar and poet (1798–1874)
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