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AUGUSTA

Gender: Feminine

Usage: German, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, English, Ancient Roman

Pronounced: ow-GOOS-tah (Italian), ow-GUWS-tah (Polish), ə-GUS-tə (English)  [key]

Feminine form of AUGUSTUS. It was introduced to Britain when king George III, a member of the German House of Hanover, gave this name to his second daughter in the 18th century.


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