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Augusta

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See also: augusta, augustā, and Augustą

English

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Etymology

From Latin Augusta, feminine of Augustus. The places are mostly named for British royalty.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈɡʌstə/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Proper noun

Augusta

  1. A female given name from Latin.
    • 1993, Margaret Atwood, Robber Bride, Virago Press, published 2013, →ISBN, page 48:
      August, Charis named her, because that's when she was born. Warm breezes, baby powder, languorous heat, the smell of mown hay. Such a soft name. Too soft for her daughter, who has added an a. Augusta, she is now — a very different resonance. Marble statues, Roman noses, tight-lipped commanding mouths.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A city, the county seat of Woodruff County, Arkansas.
    2. A city, the county seat of Richmond County, in east-central Georgia; also see Disgusta.
    3. A village in Illinois.
    4. A city in Butler County, Kansas.
    5. A city in Kentucky.
    6. The capital city of Maine, United States and the county seat of Kennebec County.
    7. A village in Michigan.
    8. An unincorporated community in Carver County, Minnesota.
    9. A city in Missouri.
    10. A census-designated place in Montana.
    11. An unincorporated community in Sussex County, New Jersey.
    12. A town in New York.
    13. An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia.
    14. A city in Wisconsin.
    15. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Augusta Township.
  3. A township in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, eastern Ontario, Canada.
  4. A town in Sicily, Italy.
  5. A town in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River, Western Australia.
  6. (rare) A habitational surname from Italian, from the town in Sicily.
  7. (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname or place name.

Derived terms

Translations

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Catalan

Proper noun

Augusta m

  1. a female given name

Czech

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Augusta m anim (female equivalent Augustová)

  1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Augusta (masculine animate in -a)
More information singular, plural ...

Further reading

  • “Augusta”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

Danish

Proper noun

Augusta

  1. a female given name of Latin origin

Faroese

Proper noun

Augusta f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Augusta: Augustuson
  • daughter of Augusta: Augustudóttir

Declension

More information singular, indefinite ...

German

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Augusta

  1. a female given name from Latin

Italian

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /awˈɡus.ta/
  • Rhymes: -usta
  • Hyphenation: Au‧gù‧sta

Proper noun

Augusta f

  1. Augsburg (a city in Bavaria, Germany)
  2. a female given name

Derived terms

Latin

Etymology

Feminine form of Augustus.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Augusta f (genitive Augustae); first declension

  1. an honorific title given to the wives of Roman Emperors
  2. The name of several ancient towns, such as Augusta Praetōria (modern day Aosta), Augusta Taurīnōrum (modern day Turin) or Augusta Vindelicōrum (modern day Augsburg)

Declension

First-declension noun.

More information singular, plural ...

Descendants

  • Franco-Provençal: Aoûta
  • Italian: Aosta, Augusta
  • Sicilian: Agusta

References

  • “Augusta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “Augusta”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /awˈɡus.ta/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -usta
  • Syllabification: Au‧gus‧ta

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin Augusta.

Proper noun

Augusta f (male equivalent August)

  1. a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Augusta
Declension
Declension of Augusta
More information singular, plural ...

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Proper noun

Augusta m pers

  1. genitive/accusative singular of August

Further reading

  • Augusta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: Au‧gus‧ta

Proper noun

Augusta f (plural Augustas, masculine Augusto, masculine plural Augustos)

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Augusta

Proper noun

Augusta f

  1. Augusta (a city, the state capital of Maine, United States)
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Slovak

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Augusta m pers (female equivalent Augustová)

  1. a male surname

Declension

More information singular, plural 1 ...

Further reading

  • “Augusta”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
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Swedish

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Augusta c (genitive Augustas)

  1. a female given name of Latin origin

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