Avgusta

Avgusta (Russian: ÐÌÐ²Ð³ÑƒÑÑ‚Ð° or ÐÐ²Ð³ÑƒÌÑÑ‚Ð°) 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 (ÐÌÐ²Ð°), Gusta (Ð“ÑƒÌÑÑ‚Ð°), Gustya (Ð“ÑƒÌÑÑ‚Ñ), Ustya (Ð£ÌÑÑ‚Ñ), Gusya (Ð“ÑƒÌÑÑ), Gutya (Ð“ÑƒÌÑ‚Ñ), and Aga (ÐÌÐ³Ð°).^[2]

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

References

Notes

1 2 Superanskaya, p. 250
1 2 3 Petrovsky, p. 32

Sources

Ð. Ð. ÐŸÐµÑ‚Ñ€Ð¾Ð²ÑÐºÐ¸Ð¹ (N. A. Petrovsky). "Ð¡Ð»Ð¾Ð²Ð°Ñ€ÑŒ Ñ€ÑƒÑÑÐºÐ¸Ñ… Ð»Ð¸Ñ‡Ð½Ñ‹Ñ… Ð¸Ð¼Ñ‘Ð½" (Dictionary of Russian First Names). ÐžÐžÐž Ð˜Ð·Ð´Ð°Ñ‚ÐµÐ»ÑŒÑÑ‚Ð²Ð¾ "ÐÐ¡Ð¢". ÐœÐ¾ÑÐºÐ²Ð°, 2005. ISBN 5-17-002940-3
Ð. Ð’. Ð¡ÑƒÐ¿ÐµÑ€Ð°Ð½ÑÐºÐ°Ñ (A. V. Superanskaya). "Ð¡Ð¾Ð²Ñ€ÐµÐ¼ÐµÐ½Ð½Ñ‹Ð¹ ÑÐ»Ð¾Ð²Ð°Ñ€ÑŒ Ð»Ð¸Ñ‡Ð½Ñ‹Ñ… Ð¸Ð¼Ñ‘Ð½: Ð¡Ñ€Ð°Ð²Ð½ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ðµ. ÐŸÑ€Ð¾Ð¸ÑÑ…Ð¾Ð¶Ð´ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ðµ. ÐÐ°Ð¿Ð¸ÑÐ°Ð½Ð¸Ðµ" (Modern Dictionary of First Names: Comparison. Origins. Spelling). ÐÐ¹Ñ€Ð¸Ñ-Ð¿Ñ€ÐµÑÑ. ÐœÐ¾ÑÐºÐ²Ð°, 2005. ISBN 5-8112-1399-9

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