| [ syll. as-unc-ión ] The girl name Asunción is pronounced ahSAHNSHahN KEY. Asunción's language of origin is Spanish, and it is used largely in the German and Spanish languages. Biblical name literally from the element asunción meaning 'assumption'. This is one of the many titles bestowed in honour of the Virgin Mary. The name commemorates her assumption into heaven, and also refers to the 'Feast of Assumption' on August 15. The form Assunta is likewise derived from the title 'Maria Assunta'. Variant forms of the name include the Basque Aisone, the Catalan Assumpció, the Irish Assumpta, the Portuguese Assunção, and the Italian Assunta. Another variant of Asunción is the Spanish short form Asun. Asunción is infrequently used as a baby name for girls. It is not ranked within the top 1000 names. KEY: approx English pronunciation for Asunción: AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"
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