In Taylor Swift’s “august,” the girl in the Folklore love triangle is identified as Augustine.
Swift created a fictional triangle involving Augustine, James, and Betty. “August” is written from Augustine’s perspective as she experiences a summer relationship with James. She hopes the romance might become permanent, but the song makes clear that James’s attachment to Betty prevents that outcome.
The name Augustine is associated with the song’s narrator rather than being repeatedly presented as a conventional character name in the lyrics. Swift described the song as exploring an undefined relationship through the viewpoint of a girl who believes she is in love during the summer.
Fans sometimes call the character “August” because the song title is strongly linked to her story. However, “August” is the month and song title, while Augustine is the character name generally used for the narrator in the Folklore love-triangle interpretation.