Aguste
Aguste is the obsolete spelling of August.
Meaning of August
Proper noun (1)
August (plural Augusts)
- The eighth month of the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, following July and preceding September.
- Holonyms: calendar year; year
- Synonyms:
- Eighth Month
- A female given name from English derived from the month (of birth).
- August, Charis named her, because that's when she was born. Warm breezes, baby powder, languorous heat, the smell of mown hay. Such a soft name. Too soft for her daughter, who has added an a. Augusta, she is now — a very different resonance. Marble statues, Roman noses, tight-lipped commanding...1993, Margaret Atwood, Robber Bride, Virago Press, published 2013, →ISBN, page 48
- Synonyms:
- Sextilis, Sextile
Proper noun (2)
August
- A male given name from Latin.
- Thirteen year old August is the eldest; he begins to pull the kite downward. Like his sister and brother, June and July, he has been named after the month in which he was born.1974, Witi Ihimaera, Whanau, Heinemann, page 76
- A surname from Latin.
- A census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California, United States.
Questions about Aguste
- What is Aguste the obsolete spelling of?
- Aguste is the obsolete spelling of August.
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