Augusta

See also: augustā and augusta

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əɡʌstə/

Proper noun

Augusta

  1. A female given name.
    • 1993, Margaret Atwood, Robber Bride, Virago Press (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 city in Arkansas, USA, and the county seat of Woodruff County.
  3. A city in east central Georgia, USA, and county seat of Richmond County; also see Disgusta.
  4. A village in Illinois.
  5. A city in Kansas.
  6. A city in Kentucky.
  7. The capital city of the state of Maine, USA, and the county seat of Kennebec County.
  8. A village in Michigan.
  9. A city in Missouri.
  10. A census-designated place in Montana.
  11. A town in New York.
  12. A township in Ontario.
  13. A town in Western Australia.
  14. A city in Wisconsin.
  15. A town in Sicily, Italy.
  16. (rare) A habitational surname of Italian origin, from the town in Sicily.
  17. (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname or the place names.

Derived terms

Translations


Catalan

Proper noun

Augusta m

  1. A female given name

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

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Augusta
Accusative Augustu
Dative Augustu
Genitive Augustu

German

Proper noun

Augusta

  1. A female given name of Latin origin.

Italian

Proper noun

Augusta ?

  1. Augsburg
  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. (geography) The name of several towns, such as Augusta Praetōria (modern day Aosta), Augusta Taurīnōrum (modern day Turin) or Augusta Vindelicōrum (modern day Augsburg)

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Augusta Augustae
Genitive Augustae Augustārum
Dative Augustae Augustīs
Accusative Augustam Augustās
Ablative Augustā Augustīs
Vocative Augusta Augustae

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

Portuguese

Proper noun

Augusta f

  1. A female given name, equivalent to English Augusta
  2. Augusta (a city, the state capital of Maine, United States of America)

Swedish

Proper noun

Augusta c (genitive Augustas)

  1. A female given name of Latin origin.
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