Meaning and background
The story behind Augie
Augie is a conventional affectionate form of August. The longer name belongs to the Augustus family and can also carry the calendar-month association in English. Augie is shorter and less formal, keeping just two syllables and a final -ie sound. Its background is clearest when treated as a nickname within that name family, rather than as a separate word meaning “cheerful” or “playful”.
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About Augie
Recorded as a dog’s name
Augie appears in 26 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Sources and research notes (1)
Gender association: NYC licence-period records. Any dog can use this name.
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
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