What does "augusta" mean?
A female given name from Latin.
Augusta
/əˈɡʌstə/ name
name ·Uncommon ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A female given name from Latin.
- Grammar: augusta is listed as name.
- Nearest alternatives: city, epithet, first name, forename.
- Useful contrasts: commoner title, countryside, family name.
- Usage evidence: Luís Coelho Street intersects Augusta Street.
How to use "augusta"
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A female given name from Latin.
"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:; A city, the county seat of Woodruff County, Arkansas.
- 3 A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Richmond County, in east-central Georgia; also see Disgusta.
- 4 A number of places in the United States:; A village in Illinois.
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; A city in Butler County, Kansas.
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; A city in Kentucky.
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; The capital city of Maine, United States and the county seat of Kennebec County.
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; A village in Michigan.
- 9 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Carver County, Minnesota.
- 10 A number of places in the United States:; A city in Missouri.
- 11 A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Montana.
- 12 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Sussex County, New Jersey.
- 13 A number of places in the United States:; A town in New York.
- 14 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia.
- 15 A number of places in the United States:; A city in Wisconsin.
- 16 A number of places in the United States:; A number of townships in the United States, listed under Augusta Township.
- 17 A township in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, eastern Ontario, Canada.
- 18 A town in Sicily, Italy.
- 19 A town in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River, Western Australia.
- 20 A habitational surname from Italian, from the town in Sicily. rare
- 21 A male given name transferred from the surname or place name. rare
Synonyms
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Example
"Luís Coelho Street intersects Augusta Street."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "augusta"?
Common synonyms include: city, epithet, first name, forename, given name, honorific.
How do you use "augusta" in a sentence?
Luís Coelho Street intersects Augusta Street.
How do you pronounce "augusta"?
Pronounced /əˈɡʌstə/.
Etymology
From Latin Augusta, feminine of Augustus. The places are mostly named for British royalty.