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English
Etymology
From Latin Augusta , feminine of Augustus . The places are mostly named for British royalty.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Augusta
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.
A number of places in the United States :
A city , the county seat of Woodruff County , Arkansas .
A city , the county seat of Richmond County , in east-central Georgia ; also see Disgusta .
A village in Illinois .
A city in Butler County , Kansas .
A city in Kentucky .
The capital city of Maine , United States and the county seat of Kennebec County .
A village in Michigan .
An unincorporated community in Carver County , Minnesota .
A city in Missouri .
A census-designated place in Montana .
An unincorporated community in Sussex County , New Jersey .
A town in New York .
An unincorporated community in Hampshire County , West Virginia .
A city in Wisconsin .
A number of townships in the United States , listed under Augusta Township .
A township in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville , eastern Ontario , Canada .
A town in Sicily , Italy .
A town in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River , Western Australia .
( rare ) A habitational surname from Italian , from the town in Sicily .
( rare ) A male given name transferred from the surname or place name .
Derived terms
Translations
Catalan
Proper noun
Augusta m
a female given name
Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Augusta m anim (female equivalent Augustová )
a male surname
Declension
Declension of Augusta (masculine animate in -a )
Further reading
“Augusta ”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
Danish
Proper noun
Augusta
a female given name of Latin origin
Faroese
Proper noun
Augusta f
a female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
son of Augusta: Augustuson
daughter of Augusta: Augustudóttir
Declension
singular
indefinite
nominative
Augusta
accusative
Augustu
dative
Augustu
genitive
Augustu
German
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Augusta
a female given name from Latin
Italian
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /awˈɡus.ta/
Rhymes: -usta
Hyphenation: Au‧gù‧sta
Proper noun
Augusta f
Augsburg (a city in Bavaria , Germany )
a female given name
Derived terms
Latin
Etymology
Feminine form of Augustus .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Augusta f (genitive Augustae ) ; first declension
an honorific title given to the wives of Roman Emperors
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.
Descendants
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.
Polish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /awˈɡus.ta/
Rhymes: -usta
Syllabification: Au‧gus‧ta
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Latin Augusta .
Proper noun
Augusta f (male equivalent August )
a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Augusta
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Proper noun
Augusta m pers
genitive / accusative singular of August
Further reading
Augusta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Augusta f (plural Augustas , masculine Augusto , masculine plural Augustos )
a female given name , equivalent to English Augusta
Proper noun
Augusta f
Augusta (a city , the state capital of Maine , United States )
Slovak
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Augusta m pers (female equivalent Augustová )
a male surname
Declension
Further reading
Swedish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Augusta c (genitive Augustas )
a female given name of Latin origin