Maybe they're fans of Ethan Hawke . I suppose August has got Hanoverian links. That's certainly an "original" choice ... I suppose he can always call himself Phil if he fancies being known as something more traditional! Lovely picture.
I suspect he might be Gus or Augie as a baby/toddler.
I doubt he'll be the only one with that kind of name at his school, he'll be one of a crowd of Wilfreds, Tobiases, Algernons etc. But he does have Philip if he wants to be less conspicuous in general.
It's not exactly what I was thinking but it is "old fashioned/classical with a twist" which is what I predicted.
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