Is August ok for a girl?

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Registered: 07-17-2003
Is August ok for a girl?
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Sat, 07-05-2008 - 10:46am
Hi Everyone, I really need an unbiased opinion here. I am letting DH pick the name for our 2nd daughter (first dd is Mia Grace which I picked). Of course I have to agree too! He loves Scarlett and Eva as our top 2. I really like both of those names, but recently we saw the movie August Rush and he suggested August for our daughter (in the movie the character is a boy).
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Registered: 10-13-2005
Sat, 07-05-2008 - 11:03am

Hmm -


I think August is better for a boy.

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Registered: 07-11-2006
Sat, 07-05-2008 - 12:22pm
I personally dislike August for a girl. Your other two choices are much more feminine and fit much better with your daughter. Naming this girl August screams "I'm a boy" or "My parents really wanted a boy" Sorry, but those are my thoughts...
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Registered: 01-15-2007
Sat, 07-05-2008 - 12:30pm
I like August a LOT - for a boy. It's so well known as a boys' name, though, that naming a girl August almost sounds like the parents wanted a boy instead of a girl. I might not feel that way if your first daughter had a boyish or unisex name, such as Ryan or Emerson; but Mia Grace is a very feminine name, and August really clashes with it. For these reasons, I'd avoid August for the second girl.
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Registered: 10-23-2004
Sat, 07-05-2008 - 4:16pm
I LOVE Augusta for a girl and Augustus for
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Sat, 07-05-2008 - 4:20pm
I find August a bit stodgy and decidedly male...I could see Augusta more, but it still feels musty to me, and absolutely lacking in good nicknames. (And it's the kind of name that kind of begs for a nickname.)

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Registered: 01-13-2008
Sat, 07-05-2008 - 8:11pm
August or Augustus are great names for a boy. In fact they are on our boy list. Augusta is a beautiful name for a girl. I don't think August is a good name for a girl, although it could be a nickname as someone has suggested.
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Registered: 06-02-2008
Sat, 07-05-2008 - 10:46pm
August is cute on a boy but doesn't sound right on a girl in my opinion. I think the sound of Eva is way too close to Mia so I would go with Scarlett. What about Scarlett Eva ___?