Comments for the name Auguste

Famous bearer is Auguste Rodin, a French sculptor.

I am a female with this as my middle name, except it is pronounced o-goost-a. It's definitely odd to have it as a name, but it's pretty.

Auguste was the name of Danielle's father in the movie "Ever After."

Auguste sounds more refined and handsome then plain, simple August. It has a classy air to it.

Auguste is very old-fashioned and not given anymore. It reminds of Philippe-Auguste or of the clown Auguste. So it's either pompous or slightly ridiculous.

Just because it's an old name doesn't make it pretentious or ridiculous.

I agree with one of the previous posters, this name does sound quite old-fashioned. It can also be used for females.

Auguste Dupin is the detective in various Edgar Allan Poe stories: "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", "Purloined Letter", and more.

This name is also used in Germany, where it is strictly feminine. It's a (actually more common) variant of Augusta.
A famous bearer of this name was Kaiserin Auguste Viktoria - known as Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein in English -, the last German Empress and Queen of Prussia. [noted -ed]

Auguste (1780-1841) was the daughter of King Frederick William II of Prussia and his second wife Friederike.

Maria Auguste (1827-1857) was the daughter of King John of Saxony and his wife Amalie.