Augusta

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/əˈɡʌstə/

proper noun

A female given name from Latin.

OriginLatin Augusta ← Proto-Italic *augostos ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwgos →
CommonScrabble 8
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Latin.
    1 more example

    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.

    1993, Margaret Atwood, Robber Bride, Virago Press, published 2013, →ISBN, page 48
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A city, the county seat of Woodruff County, Arkansas.
    2. A city, the county seat of Richmond County, in east-central Georgia; also see Disgusta.
    3. A village and township in Hancock County, Illinois.
    4. An unincorporated community in Lockhart Township, Pike County, Indiana.
    5. A neighbourhood of Pike Township, Marion County, Indiana.
    6. A city and township in Butler County, Kansas.
    7. A city in Bracken County, Kentucky.
    8. The capital city of Maine, and the county seat of Kennebec County.
    9. A village mostly in Ross Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
    10. A township (called a Charter Township) in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
    11. An unincorporated community in Laketown Township and Dahlgren Township, Carver County, Minnesota.
    12. A township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota
    13. A minor city in St. Charles County, Missouri.
    14. A census-designated place in Lewis and Clark County, Montana.
    15. An unincorporated community in Frankford Township, Sussex County, New Jersey.
    16. A town in Oneida County, New York.
    17. A township in Carroll County, Ohio.
    18. An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia.
    19. A city in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.
  3. A township in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, eastern Ontario, Canada.
  4. A town in Sicily, Italy.
  5. A town in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River, Western Australia.
  6. rareA habitational surname from Italian, from the town in Sicily.
  7. rareA male given name transferred from the surname or place name.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewg-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwgos
  3. Proto-Italic*augos
  4. Proto-Italic*augostos
  5. Latinaugustus
  6. LatinAugustus
  7. LatinAugusta
  8. EnglishAugusta

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 奧古斯塔 /奥古斯塔, 奧古丝塔
  • 奧古斯塔 /奥古斯塔 (Àogǔsītǎ)capital city of Maine
  • 奧古丝塔 (Àogǔsītǎ)female given name
Czech Augusta
  • Augustafemale given name
Danish Augusta
  • Augustafemale given name
Finnish Asta
  • Astafemale given name
French Augusta
  • Augustafemale given name
German Auguste
  • Augustefemale given name
Latin Augusta
  • Augustacapital city of Maine
Polish Augusta
  • Augustafemale given name
Portuguese Augusta, Augusta
  • Augustacapital city of Maine
  • Augustafemale given name
Russian Ога́ста
  • Ога́ста (Ogásta)capital city of Maine
Swedish Augusta
  • Augustafemale given name
Cite this entry
APA

Augusta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Augusta

MLA

“Augusta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Augusta. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Augusta,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Augusta.

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