Augusta

Feminine variation of Augustus, Latin

"great, magnificent"

Augusta Origin and Meaning

The name Augusta is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "great, magnificent".

Augusta is a dignified name reminiscent of wealthy great-aunts and stately homes, but with the fashion for both August and Gus for boys, and the renewed interest in clunky classics like Gwendolyn and Winifred for girls, Augusta might just appeal to contemporary parents.

Augusta was the title of honor given to the wives and daughters of Roman emperors, which then morphed into a given name, brought to England by the German princess who became the mother of George III. It is also a place name and an Italian saint's name, borne by Augusta of Treviso who was tortured and murdered by her father for converting to Christianity.

Her literary Great-Aunt image was formed via the characters Lady Augusta Bracknell in Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, an elderly relative in the Harry Potter books, and Aunts Augusta in both Graham Greene's Travels with My Aunt and P.G Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster novels. Other notable bearers however have included sculptor Augusta Savage and Augusta Ada King, better known as Ada Lovelace.

Augusta offers up two friendlier vintage nicknames--Aggie and Gussie--though Aussie (or Ozzie) and Augie could work too.

Augusta was chosen by content creators Jessica and Claudia Kellgren-Fozard for one of their daughters, born in 2025. She joined twin sister Theodora and brother Rupert.

Augusta Rank in US Top 1000

# 971 in the US

Augusta Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 718 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Augusta

• 718 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Augusta

• Saint Augusta of Treviso Italian virgin martyr
• Augusta Victoria of Schleswig Holstein (born Auguste Viktoria Friederike Luise Feodora Jenny), Empress consort of Wilhelm II of Germany
• Augusta Marie Luise Katharina of Saxe Weimar,Eisenach, Empress consort of William I of Germany
• Augusta Victoria (born Auguste Viktoria Wilhelmine Antonie Mathilde Ludovika Josephine Maria Elisabeth) of Hohenzollern Queen consort of Manuel II of Portugal
• Augusta of Saxe Gotha,Altenburg, Princess of Wales; wife of Frederick, Prince of Wales
• Augusta Frederica Princess of Great Britain; Duchess consort of Charles William Ferdinand of Brunswick,Wolfenbüttel
• Augusta Sophia Princess of the U.K; daughter of George III
• Augusta Caroline Charlotte Elizabeth Mary Sophia Louise of Cambridge Princess of the U.K.; Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg,Strelitz
• Augusta Princess of Hesse,Kassel (born Auguste Wilhelmine Luise), wife of Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge
• Augusta Princess of Prussia (born Christine Friederike Auguste), German salonist and Electress consort of Hesse
• Augusta Wilhelmine Princess of Hesse,Darmstadt (born Marie Auguste Wilhelmine), Duchess of Zweibrücken, mother of Ludwig I of Bavaria
• Augusta Amalia Princess of Bavaria, Duchess of Leuchtenberg
• Augusta Reuss Princess of Köstritz, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg,Schwerin
• Augusta Princess of Württemberg, Princess of Saxe,Weimar,Eisenach
• (Christina) Augusta von Fersen mistress of King Charles XIII of Sweden
• Augusta Lady Gregory (born Isabella Augusta Persse), Irish playwright
• Augusta Read Thomas American composer
• Augusta Keith Dabney American actress
• Augusta Mary Anne Holmès French composer
• Augusta Lundin Swedish fashion designer
• Augusta Schrumpf Norwegian operatic soprano
• (Julia) Augusta Webster English poet

The name Augusta in Pop Culture

• Augusta Longbottom character in the Harry Potter series
• Augusta Hawkins Elton character in Jane Austen's 'Emma'
• Augusta Fanshawe character in Charlotte Bronte's 'Villette'
• Augusta Macphail character in Ford Madox Ford's 'Mr Fleight'
• Lady Augusta character in Barbara Willard's "The Richleighs of Tantamount"
• Lady Augusta Bracknell character in Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest"
• Aunt Augusta character in Grahame Greene's "Travels with My Aunt"
• Aunt Augusta character in P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster novels
• Augusta Georgia, USA
• Augusta Maine, USA
• Augusta Roman name for the city of London, England

International Variations of the name Augusta

• Augusteen Irish