Avgustina (russian: Августи́на) is an uncommon Russian female

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Avgustin Avgustin (russian: Августи́н) is a Russian male first name.Petrovsky, p. 32 Its feminine version is Avgustina. The name is derived from the Latin word ''augustus'', which means ''majestic'', ''sacred''. Its colloquial form is Avgust () ...

Petrovsky, p. 32 and

Avgust Avgust is a male given name. Russian name In Russian language, Russian, Avgust (russian: А́вгуст or ) is a male given name.Superanskaya p. 21 Its feminine versions are AvgustaPetrovsky, p. 32 and Avgustina.Nikonov, p. 6 ...

. The name is derived from the

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word ''augustus'', which means ''majestic'', ''sacred'', and was borrowed by Russians from

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Christianity. Its colloquial forms are Avgusta () (which can also be a separate, albeit related, name) and Gusta (). The name was included into various, often handwritten, church calendars throughout the 17th–19th centuries, but was omitted from the official

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at the end of the 19th century.Superanskaya pp. 23 and 277 In 1924–1930, the name was included into various Soviet calendars,Superanskaya pp. 22 and 277 which included the new and often artificially created names promoting the new Soviet realities and encouraging the break with the tradition of using the names in the Synodal Menologia.

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s include Ava (),Superanskaya p. 250 Avgustinka (), Avgusta (), Gusta (), Gustya (), Ustya (), Gusya (), Gutya (), and Tina ().

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*В. А. Никонов (V. A. Nikonov). "Ищем имя" (''Looking for a Name''). Изд. "Советская Россия". Москва, 1988. *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. * А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Словарь русских имён" (''Dictionary of Russian Names''). Издательство Эксмо. Москва, 2005. {{Given name, cat=Russian feminine given names __NOTOC__

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