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Hi Awgust!Difficult question... How's Awgust pronounced?In Germany the name is spelled August and pronounced like this: au like ou in "bound", u like oo in "book" (just a little bit more open). As a name the first syllable is stressed and as a month the last syllable.In Russia the month (probably the name as well) is spelled Avgust and pronounced like this: a like ah and u like the German one. The stress is on the first syllable.Regards, Satu
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Awgust is pronounced just like the month August would be in english, with an ah sound. I understand that in German "w" is pronounced as a "v" sound. However, this does not explain the use of "w" for the month of August in other countries (websites I have found) since August the month, or my name for that matter, does not have a "v" sound to it. The only thing that I know for sure is that August or Awgust seems to be a male name (however, I am a woman).Thank you for your response,
Awgust
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