August

August is the German, Polish, Catalan, and Scandinavian form of Augustus, originally an Ancient Roman title used by Roman emperors after the first and, by some accounts, greatest emperor of Rome, Gaius Octavius, who was the adopted son and heir of Julius Caesar. It means “majestic”, “venerable”, “great” from Latin augere (to increase). August is also the name of the eighth month of the year. August is also a surname derived from the given name.

Nicknames: Gus, Auggie

Origin: Latin

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Variants:

• Augustus (Ancient Roman, Dutch, English)
• Augustinus (Ancient Roman)
• Aukusti (Finnish)
• Auguste (French)
• Augustin (French, Czech, Romanian, Croatian, German)
• Augusto (Italian, Spanish, Portuguese)
• Augusts (Latvian)
• Augustas (Lithuanian)
• Augustinas (Lithuanian)
• Avgust (Russian, Ukrainian, Slovene)
• Augustine (English)
• Augustín (Slovak, Czech)
• Agustí (Catalan)
• Ágoston (Hungarian)
• Augustijn (Dutch)
• Austin (English)
• Austen (English)
• Austyn (English)
• Agostino (Italian)
• Augustyn (Polish)
• Agostinho (Portuguese)
• Avguštin (Slovene)
• Agustín (Spanish)
• Awstin (Welsh)

 

Female forms:

• Augusta (Ancient Roman, Dutch, English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Polish)
• Auguste (German)
• Avgusta (Slovene)
• Augustine (French, German)
• Augustina (Ancient Roman, English)
• Agostina (Italian)
• Augustyna (Polish)
• Agustina (Spanish)

 

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Aki

Aki is a Japanese unisex name (as well as a word) meaning 秋 “autumn” though it has other meanings such as 燦 “brilliant, bright, radiance”, 明 “clear, tomorrow, bright”, 昭 “shining”, 彬 “refined, gentle”, 爽 “refreshing, clear, invigorating”, 晶 “clear, crystal, sparkle”, 暁 “daybreak, dawn”, 彰 “acknowledge”, 晃 “clear”, 亜紀 “Asia, come after, next + record, chronicle”, 愛希 “love, affection + hope, desire, request”, as well as other meanings. Aki is also used as part of other names such as Akio and Akito, both male names, Akira, a unisex name, and Akiko, a female name. Aki is also a Japanese surname.

Aki is also a Finnish male name, the short form of Joakim, the Scandinavian, Macedonian, and Serbian form of Joachim, a contracted form of either Jehoiachin meaning “established by Yahweh”, or Jehoiakim meaning “raised by Yahweh”. Spelled Áki, it comes from Old Norse meaning “ancestor”.

Origin: Japanese, Old Norse

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Jensen

Jensen is a surname originally of Scandinavian origin meaning “son of Jens”, Jens being the Danish form of John, a Hebrew male name meaning “God is gracious”. It was a patronymic surname referring to the son of a man named Jens.

Origin: Hebrew

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Variants:

• Jenson (English)