Augusta

See also: augusta, augustā, and Augustą

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈɡʌstə/

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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 and township in Hancock County, Illinois.
   4. An unincorporated community in Lockhart Township, Pike County, Indiana.
   5. A neighbourhood of Pike Township, Marion County, Indiana.
   6. A city and township in Butler County, Kansas.
   7. A city in Bracken County, Kentucky.
   9. The capital city of Maine, and the county seat of Kennebec County.
   10. A village mostly in Ross Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
   11. A township (called a Charter Township) in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
   12. An unincorporated community in Laketown Township and Dahlgren Township, Carver County, Minnesota.
   13. A township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota
   14. A minor city in St. Charles County, Missouri.
   15. A census-designated place in Lewis and Clark County, Montana.
   16. An unincorporated community in Sussex County, New Jersey.
   17. A town in Oneida County, New York.
   18. A township in Carroll County, Ohio.
   19. An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia.
   20. A city in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.
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

• Augusta County
• Augusta-Margaret River
• Augusta Springs
• Gussie
• New Augusta
• Port Augusta

Translations

female given name

Chinese: Mandarin: 奧古丝塔 (Àogǔsītǎ) Czech: Augusta (cs) f Danish: Augusta Finnish: Asta (fi) French: Augusta (fr) German: Auguste (de) Marathi: ऑगस्टा f (ŏgasṭā) Polish: Augusta (pl) f Portuguese: Augusta (pt) f Swedish: Augusta (sv)

capital city of Maine

Chinese: Mandarin: 奧古斯塔 / 奥古斯塔 (zh) (Àogǔsītǎ) Latin: Augusta (la) f Marathi: ऑगस्टा f (ŏgasṭā) Portuguese: Augusta (pt) f Russian: Ога́ста (ru) f (Ogásta)

Catalan

Proper noun

Augusta m

1. a female given name

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈau̯ɡusta]

Proper noun

Augusta m anim (female equivalent Augustová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Augusta (masculine animate in -a)

	singular	plural
nominative	Augusta	Augustové
genitive	Augusty	Augustů
dative	Augustovi	Augustům
accusative	Augustu	Augusty
vocative	Augusto	Augustové
locative	Augustovi	Augustech
instrumental	Augustou	Augusty

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

• Augusta's son: Augustuson
• Augusta's daughter: Augustudóttir

Declension

	singular
indefinite
nominative	Augusta
accusative	Augustu
dative	Augustu
genitive	Augustu

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

Augusta

1. a female given name from Latin

Italian

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

• augustano

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg-

Proto-Italic *augos

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tos

Proto-Italic *augostos

Latin augustus

Latin Augustus

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -a

Latin Augusta

Feminine form of Augustus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [au̯ˈɡʊs.ta]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [au̯ˈɡus.ta]

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.

	singular	plural
nominative	Augusta	Augustae
genitive	Augustae	Augustārum
dative	Augustae	Augustīs
accusative	Augustam	Augustās
ablative	Augustā	Augustīs
vocative	Augusta	Augustae

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.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /awˈɡus.ta/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -usta
• Syllabification: Au‧gus‧ta

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg-

Proto-Italic *augos

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tos

Proto-Italic *augostos

Latin augustus

Latin Augustus

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -a

Latin Augustalbor.

Polish Augusta

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

	singular	plural
nominative	Augusta	Augusty
genitive	Augusty	August
dative	Auguście	Augustom
accusative	Augustę	Augusty
instrumental	Augustą	Augustami
locative	Auguście	Augustach
vocative	Augusto	Augusty

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^[1] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈɡus.tɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈɡus.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈɡus.tɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈɡus.tɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /awˈɡuʃ.tɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈɡuʃ.tɐ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /awˈɡuʃ.tɐ/ [awˈɣuʃ.tɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /awˈɡuʃ.tɐ/ [awˈɣuʃ.tɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /awˈɡuʃ.tɐ/

• Rhymes: -ustɐ
• Hyphenation: Au‧gus‧ta
• Homophone: augusta

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin Augusta.

Proper noun

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

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Augusta

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English Augusta.

Proper noun

Augusta f

1. Augusta (the capital city of Maine, and the county seat of Kennebec County)

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /auɡusta/, [ˈauɡusta]
• Rhymes: -usta
• Hyphenation: A‧u‧gus‧ta

Proper noun

Augusta m pers (female equivalent Augustová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Augusta
(pattern hrdina)

	singular	plural 1	plural 2
nominative	Augusta	Augustovia	Augustovci
genitive	Augustu	Augustov	Augustovcov
dative	Augustovi	Augustom	Augustovcom
accusative	Augustu	Augustov	Augustovcov
locative	Augustovi	Augustoch	Augustovcoch
instrumental	Augustom	Augustami	Augustovcami

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, 2003–2026

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Augusta c (genitive Augustas)

1. a female given name of Latin origin