Avgusta (russian: А́вгуста or ) is a Russian Christian
first name
First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one (#1).
First or 1st may also refer to:
*World record, specifically the first instance of a particular achievement
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,
[Superanskaya, p. 250] the female form of the male first name
Avgust
Avgust is a male given name.
Russian name
In Russian, Avgust (russian: А́вгуст or ) is a male given name.Superanskaya p. 21 Its feminine versions are AvgustaPetrovsky, p. 32 and Avgustina.Nikonov, p. 63 The name is derive ...
.
[Petrovsky, p. 32] It is derived from the
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
word ''Augusta'', meaning ''sacred'', and was
used as an honorific in ancient Rome.
Its colloquial forms and
diminutives include Ava (), Gusta (), Gustya (), Ustya (), Gusya (), Gutya (), and Aga ().
"Avgusta" is also a colloquial form of the female first name
Avgustina Avgustina (russian: Августи́на) is an uncommon Russian female first name.Nikonov, p. 63 Its masculine versions are AvgustinPetrovsky, p. 32 and Avgust. The name is derived from the Latin word ''augustus'', which means ''majestic ...
and a diminutive of the male first name
Avgustin.
References
Notes
Sources
*Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (''Dictionary of Russian First Names''). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005.
*А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Современный словарь личных имён: Сравнение. Происхождение. Написание" (''Modern Dictionary of First Names: Comparison. Origins. Spelling''). Айрис-пресс. Москва, 2005.
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