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Fausta - Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Fausta

[ 2 syll. fau-(s)ta, fa-u-sta ] The girl name Fausta is pronounced FAOSTah †. Fausta's language of origin is Latin and it is predominantly used in Italian. Derived from the word faustus with the meaning 'lucky, auspicious'. An original form of the name is Fausta (Latin). The names Fausta and Faustus were bestowed by the 1st century BC Roman dicator Sulla upon his twin children. Fausta is the feminine version of the German Faustus. A variant of the name is the English, Italian, and Spanish pet form Faustina.

Fausta is not popular as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names.

 



† English pronunciation for Fausta: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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