Avgusta

Avgusta (Russian: А́вгуста or 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.^[1] Its colloquial forms and diminutives include Ava (А́ва), Gusta (Гу́ста), Gustya (Гу́стя), Ustya (У́стя), Gusya (Гу́ся), Gutya (Гу́тя), and Aga (А́га).^[2]

"Avgusta" is also a colloquial form of the female first name Avgustina and a diminutive of the male first name Avgustin.^[2]

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• Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (Dictionary of Russian First Names). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-17-002940-3
• 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. ISBN 5-8112-1399-9