Could this name go for either gender?

Question

Could the name August be a boy and girl name? Do you think it sounds better on a particular gender?

I absolutely love this name.

Answer 1

I think it could be for either, but sounds better for a boy.

Answer 2

To me it sounds like a girls name! But it can go both ways! Great choice!

Answer 3

That's such a beautiful name.

I think so, but I think it would be stunning with a girl. Also, Autumn, or October.

Congrats!

Answer 4

Augustus i think is more the male form

Answer 5

August is an old German name for a male person.

Answer 6

hmm, i think it would go better with a girl.

but its cute either way.

=]  

Answer 7

Boy. Augusta is the female version. I know an August. =)

Answer 8

Yes

Answer 9

I should never used as a persons name.

Answer 10

sounds better on a girl...its kinda g*y for a guy to  be named august ): sorry

Answer 11

Dave Matthews and Mariska Hargitay both named their sons August. So I think of it more as a boy name, but it I can imagine a girl with that name.

Dave Matthews: August Oliver

Mariska Hargitay: August Miklos Friedrich

Answer 12

it could maybe perhaps go for both..

but since most month names r girl names i think it is better suited for a girl

a boy mite get made fun of for this name

Answer 13

Since "Gus" is a guy's name, I think the name sounds more masculine.

Answer 14

Sounds better for a girl :) I love it too! But i'd make it a girl name :)

Answer 15

It could go for both but I think it sounds better for a girl.....

Answer 16

I luv that name more but I think it'd go better for a female.

Answer 17

i think it go for either gender

it's cute. i think it would sound

better on a boy.

Answer 18

I suppose it could be either.........but I have only heard it for a boy.  

Answer 19

I really like the name August as well! From personal experience, I believe that it's a unisex name but most likely to be a boy's instead.  

Answer 20

Ohhh that's so pretty and unique! I love it! I'd probably say it'd be best for a girl, it just seems girly to me.  

Answer 21

No, it's a girls name. i would hate to be called August.

Answer 22

Since the name of the month comes from Caesar Augustus (the 1st emperor of the Roman Empire), the name sounds masculine.  

So for a first name, I would limit its use to a boy.

If you had to give this name to a girl, I would limit it to a middle name like 'Caitlin August'.

Answer 23

For the name August all I can think of is Augustus Gloop from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." He was eating all of the time and got stuck in a tube of chocolate. But then there is St. Augustine.

I wouldn't use it for a boy or girl--but that is just me.

Answer 24

i think it sounds better as a girls name.  

Answer 25

I think it sounds like more of a boy's name.

Answer 26

There was another question about the name August this morning. I agree that it's an adorable name.

I usually think of it as a boy's name, but I don't think it would be that  big of a deal for it to be a girl's name.

Congrats!  

Answer 27

It could be used for either, but I think it sounds more like a girl's name. Cute though =]

Answer 28

i likee it better for a girl cause for a boy it just sounds a lil too famine

Answer 29

I hate the name but it sounds like a boy's name to me.

Answer 30

I think the name is great for both genders! Have you seen the movie August Rush? It was a boy named August in the movie. I think the name can go either way!

Answer 31

I automatically thought of a girl.