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 [ syll. au-gus-ti-na, aug-ust-ina ] The girl name Augustina is pronounced AO-GahSTIYNah KEY. Augustina has its origins in the Latin language and it is used largely in German. The name Augustina means 'august, dignified, holy'. Derived from the word augustus which is of the meaning 'to increase'. An original form of the name is Augustina (Latin). From the Roman nickname. Augustina is the feminine equivalent of the English Augustine. Forms of Augustina include the Italian Agostina, the Spanish Agustina, and the French and German Augustine. Other variants of the name include the English pet form Gussie and the English and Scandinavian pet form Tina. Augustina is unusual as a baby girl name. Its usage peaked in 1903 with 0.005% of baby girls being named Augustina. It had a ranking of #976 then. The baby name has slipped in popularity since then, and is used on a very modest scale now. Among all girl names in its family, Augustina was nevertheless the most widely used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Augustina include the Italian Agostina, the Spanish Agustina, the Slavic Cvetana, the French and German Augustine, the English Ashton, the English Ashtyn, the English Austen, and the English Austyn. KEY: approx English pronunciation for Augustina: AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
