Augustina - Origin and Meaning of the name

[ 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. It is used largely in English and German. The name Augustina means 'august, dignified, holy'. Derived from the word augustus which has the meaning 'to increase'. An old form of the name is the Latin Augustina. 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 English, French, and German Augustine. The pet forms Gussie (English) and Tina (English) are other variants of the name.

Augustina is an English form of the English, German, and Italian Augusta.

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 2007.

Baby names that sound like Augustina include the Italian Agostina, the Spanish Agustina, the English, French, and German Augustine, the English Ashton, the English Ashtyn, the English Austen, and the English Austyn.

^KEY: approx 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)"

Popularity Trend
for Augustina
from 1900 to 2007

Variant Popularity Chart
for Augustina
in 2007