Augustina

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Augustina

Say it: aw-gus-TEE-nuh

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Meaning

Feminine of Augustinus, from Augustus 'venerable, majestic'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

A late Roman derived name; Agustina has been among the most popular girls' names in modern Argentina.

Its wave through time

Fading since the 1900s

In the United States

020406018801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1903per million babies of that sex
  • 2,179 babies given this name since 1888
  • At its height in 1903, about 1 in 20,200 girls
  • 18 babies in 2020

Through the ages

  1. Ancient Rome750 BC to AD 476
  2. The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

LatinEarly ChristianSpanishArgentineItalian

The family of the name

SpanishAgustina
ItalianAgostina
FrenchAugustine
PortugueseAgostinha

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Where this comes from

  • Roman inscriptions and tombstones
  • National birth statistics of European countries source
  • United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.