August (AW-gust, o-gasuto)

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Here we offer authentic Japanese Tattoo designs of the name August by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase. Remember that names are translated to Japanese by how they are pronounced. So these Japanese Tattoo designs of August are only correct for you if you pronounce August as AW-gust. That is the name August (when pronounced AW-gust) in Japanese katakana is オーガスト with the romaji o-gasuto.

If you pronounce August differently, then select the Japanese Tattoo design of August for the pronunciation that you use. We also have August (ow-guhst, augusuto). And if you do not find the right pronunciation for you, please let us know and we will be happy to add it.

The standard way that names are translated to Japanese is with katakana. And these are the samples we show above. We also offer August in hiragana which while not standard may be preferred when a more feminine Japanese Tattoo design of August is wanted. August in hiragana is おうがすと and has the romaji ougasuto. Be sure to scroll down to see all of the Japanese tattoo designs we offer.

Translations You Can Trust Look up August in Jeffrey's J/E Dictionary at August. A person using this exact same translation is August Schellenberg (オーガスト・シェレンバーグ).

The name August means "Exalted" which in kanji is 高貴 which is read kouki.

If you are only interested in a Japanese Tattoo Design of the meaning of the name August then click on the image for all the available options.

We also offer Japanese Tattoo designs of August that have both the pronunciation in kana and the meaning in kanji. If you scroll down you will see several tattoo designs that translate both the prounciation and the meaning of the name August.

The name August is from the Latin. The name August is derived from Augustus also meaning Great (idai) or Venerable (kouketsu). Learn more about the etymology of August at BehindTheName. August's meaning can also be confirmed on page 55 in The Comprehensive Dictionary of English & Hebrew First Names by Alfred J. Kolatch.