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Faustina
Say it: faw-STEE-nuh
Meaning
Derived from Faustus 'lucky, auspicious'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A name of 2nd-century empresses, revived in Poland through St. Faustina Kowalska.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 1890s
In the United States
- 1,677 babies given this name since 1890
- At its height in 1893, about 1 in 26,600 girls
- 36 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Italian | Faustina |
|---|---|
| Polish | Faustyna |
| Spanish | Faustina |
Famous bearers
- Faustina the Elder, Roman empress
- Faustina the Younger, Roman empress
- St. Faustina Kowalska
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Where this comes from
- Roman literature and history (Livy, Cicero, Tacitus and others)
- Roman inscriptions and tombstones
- Calendars of saints and name days
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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