Avgusta Explained

Avgusta (Russian: А́вгуста or Russian: Авгу́ста) is a Russian Christian first name,^[1] the female form of the male first name Avgust.^[2] It is derived from the Latin word Augusta, meaning sacred, and was used as an honorific in ancient Rome. Its colloquial forms and diminutives include Ava (Russian: А́ва), Gusta (Russian: Гу́ста), Gustya (Russian: Гу́стя), Ustya (Russian: У́стя), Gusya (Russian: Гу́ся), Gutya (Russian: Гу́тя), and Aga (Russian: А́га).

"Avgusta" is also a colloquial form of the female first name Avgustina and a diminutive of the male first name Avgustin.

References

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.

Notes and References

1. Superanskaya, p. 250
2. Petrovsky, p. 32