Does "August" sound too ethnic for a ...

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Does "August" sound too ethnic for a ...
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Mon, 04-28-2008 - 7:24pm

Does "August" sound too ethnic for a boy with a long Greek last name?



  • Yes - don't pigeonhole your kid with a weird first AND last name
  • Yes, and that's GREAT! The more Greek the better even though he's only 1/4
  • No, August is creative, familiar & easy to say -unlike his crazy greek last
  • "August" is just bad, regardless of last name
  • Makes me think of Augustus, which is Greeker than Greek


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Registered: 03-20-2003
Mon, 04-28-2008 - 10:04pm

I'm not an expert by a long shot, but I'm pretty sure August or Augustus is not Greek - it's Latin.

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Registered: 06-26-1999
Mon, 04-28-2008 - 10:08pm
I really like August, & I think it would sound nice w/a Greek ln.
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Registered: 03-24-2008
Mon, 04-28-2008 - 11:09pm
I like August. Go for it!!!
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Registered: 08-20-2001
Mon, 04-28-2008 - 11:26pm
No, it doesn't sound too ethnic, but I also don't think it's "creative" at all. While it's not overly-used, I definitely think it's recognizable. If you like it, I'd use it. It doesn't seem very "Greek" to me, actually.
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Registered: 12-16-2004
Tue, 04-29-2008 - 5:08am

I am Swedish and August is common here,

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Registered: 04-06-2008
Tue, 04-29-2008 - 6:45am
Go for August! I love the name, it's in our top 3 boys names. August doesn't sound that Greek and I don't think of Augustus. Plus August can have some cute nns like Gus and Augie.
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Tue, 04-29-2008 - 11:56am

This may be because there was an August and an Augusta in my Scandinavian family, but I think of August as very Western/Northern European. I immediately think blond or redhead. I don't get a Greek vibe from it at all.

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Tue, 04-29-2008 - 1:24pm
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Registered: 01-02-2008
Tue, 04-29-2008 - 2:02pm
I like it, and knowing you, I think it's totally appropriate for you!
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Tue, 04-29-2008 - 4:03pm

If you plan to use the nn "Gus" then that is a very Greek nn. Although I don't know if most people know that, since I think a lot of Greek-Americans go by "Gus" in the states because it sounds very Americanized.

I like the name though, but without knowing your last name, can't tell if it "flows." There is also August Burroughs, and wasn't he British??

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