Girl · Latin
Assunta
Say it: as-SOON-tah
Meaning
From Latin assumpta 'taken up', referring to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 1,359 babies given this name since 1895
- At its height in 1912, about 1 in 16,900 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Calendars of saints and name days
- Parish baptism registers
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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