What do you think of Augusta? What kind of image does she have?
Also, how do you pronounce Augusta?
ETA: we’re not big nicknamers, but do you think she’d be likely to be shortened? (I don’t love Auggie or Gussie, but I don’t think they would be too automatic for a girl today, but curious about that too).
Alternatively, thoughts on Augustine for a girl? (We’re in Central Europe where it seems more common, but we’ll likely end up back in the US before long - were a Czech / American family)
I prefer [name_f]Augustine[/name_f], but it’s all due to personal references. There’s a town not far from me that’s name is [name_f]Augusta[/name_f]. It’s a not so great town. On the other hand, when I was a kid my great granny had a little old lady friend named [name_f]Augustine[/name_f] [name_m]Busby[/name_m] and if that isn’t just the greatest name ever I don’t what is. lol I always thought her name sounded like she was a character in a quirky comedy or something. I would definitely go with [name_f]Augustine[/name_f].
I love [name_f]Augusta[/name_f]! Does a very good job sounding old-fashioned without being clunky, as well as being familiar but not too trendy. I would pronounce it uh-GUS-tuh.
I like [name_f]Augustine[/name_f] too, and being in the US have never heard it on a girl before. It looks really pretty, though. Curious as to how you’d pronounce it? Learning about the saint in school, we always said uh-GUS-tin. In that case, I like [name_f]Augusta[/name_f] better, but I know there’s multiple options for pronunciation.
I LOVE the name [name_f]Augusta[/name_f]! It’s such a beautiful vintage name and I love vintage names. I especially love the name [name_f]Augusta[/name_f] for a girl born in [name_f]August[/name_f], but it could be used for a girl born at any time of year.
She’s a classic-but-not-stuffy summer day for me, like something out of the city not the countryside of [name_f]Anne[/name_f] of [name_f]Green[/name_f] Gables (sorry if that’s oddly specific).
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f] would be fine here!
I say it as “Uh-gus-ta” (eastern US/Midwest raised).
@benton_s_mama Oh my goodness, Augustine Busby is fabulous! I love hearing of an actual person with the name too. I initially preferred Augustine (though Augusta recently really grew on me too), but wasn’t sure how well it would wear on a girl, so good to hear your thoughts/experience!
@anniebrown01 I do really like Augusta too! I like the vintage feel and the almost, but not quite, clunky feel that she gives me. I’d also say uh-GUST-uh, though my husband says OW-GOOS-tuh, which seems more common in Europe. For Augustine, I’m inclined to say it with the -teen ending.
@CECampbell I love the vintage feel too! Our little one is due in May, but I feel like it’s perfect for a summer baby
@cms1512 I love the Anne of Green Gables imagery! I hadn’t connected Augusta to that, but it makes me love her even more. Such a nostalgic, dreamy, and yet wholesome feel!
It’s a hard choice, but I think I like Augustine more! She feels a little sweeter with her cute -ine ending, whereas I struggle to imagine a name as stately as Augusta on a little girl. I’d say ow-goos-tah / aw-goos-tah! I probably would shorten it, I think Auggie would be my instinct for Augusta, and either Auggie or Tina for Augustine.
I’m not great at writing pronunciations but I think I’m saying awe-GUST-uh. I really like it, unexpected with a nice vintage feel. I prefer [name_f]Augusta[/name_f] to [name_f]Augustine[/name_f] (I pronounce it with a “teen” sound at the end and am most familiar with it as a surname) but both are nice and I think either would work in the US.
She feels strong, summery, majestic and unexpected. I think [name_f]Augusta[/name_f] has a warrior princess vibe she’s warm and very intriguing. I’m not the best at writing pronunciations but I saw aww gus ta. I prefer [name_f]Augusta[/name_f] I like the strong a sound.
As an Australian, Augusta makes me think of women in Victorian era dresses. It is a commanding/leaders’ but warm and fun name. I also think of the golf tournament but only vaguely. We would say it more “Ohr-Gusta” (we so t pronounce any R but it’s a sort of R/W feel like how we say August, maybe it’s more like “awe”). I’m not sure you will be able enforce a no Auggie/Gussie/Gus nicknames. Maybe Gusta/Gusto? At least in Australia, it’s almost impossible not to have a nickname, probably a few.
Augustine is a family name of mine - many men/boys have it as middles. They use the “tin” ending as I think the Saint did, but I think it would be very pretty for a girl with the “teen” ending. I find it more gentle, introverted and bookish than Augusta but it might be a trickier/more complicated name for a girl to have. Same as above re nicknames though you might also get Steen/Teen/Tiggy.
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f] is my absolute favorite girl name!! I say yes yes yes to using her, and I would say her like Uh-GUS-tuh. [name_f]My[/name_f] favorite nn for her is [name_f]August[/name_f], which I think is more modern than [name_m]Auggie[/name_m] or Gussie!!
[name_f]Augustine[/name_f] is def more of a boy name to me, but could be used too!! [name_f]August[/name_f] would be a sweet nickname for her as well
Have you considered [name_f]Auguste[/name_f]? She may be up your alley
[name_f]Southern[/name_f] [name_f]Louisiana[/name_f]
I say Awe-gus-ta, and I love it! I loved it since I was a little girl, and I use to wish that it was my name. Others have mentioned [name_f]Augustine[/name_f], but I think of that as a boy’s name. It’s the name I would have used on a boy if I had one. I love [name_f]Augusta[/name_f] too though. I think it’s underrated and underused. [name_f]Love[/name_f], love, love!
Probably an unpopular opinion on here, but I’m not a huge fan of [name_f]Augusta[/name_f]! It gives me sort of a [name_f]Helga[/name_f] or [name_f]Bertha[/name_f] vibe. [name_f]Augustine[/name_f] is more feminine to me actually
This is probably because I’m in the US and where I live neither of these names are popular!
I really like both. I’m actually really, really liking the unusual [name_f]Augustine[/name_f], my one worry would be the potential nickname [name_f]Tina[/name_f]
I love all the love [name_f]Augusta[/name_f] is getting!
[name_f]Auguste[/name_f] is intriguing - how would you pronounce it?
I also love [name_f]August[/name_f] on a girl and that would be our go-to nickname! We’d considered just using [name_f]August[/name_f], but we love a more traditional name in full and really love [name_f]Augusta[/name_f] (and the country we live in has a set list of approved names and requires traditionally gendered names)
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f] is clunky but elegant, powerful and regal, but summery too. Imagery-wise, I’m thinking 19th century paintings, old books, cornfields, elegant dresses but wild hair
I say it as or-gust-uh (like August-uh but the ‘gust’ would rhyme with just or rust)
It might be shortened, depending on the kind of person she is, or if she’s around someone who just nicknames naturally. I think [name_m]Auggie[/name_m] would be more likely?
[name_f]Augustine[/name_f] is cool on a girl - regal, sleek and powerful - and I think with [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Clementine[/name_f], [name_f]Delphine[/name_f] etc. it doesn’t seem odd on a girl
[name_f]Auguste[/name_f] is [name_f]French[/name_f] so I’d probably say aw-GOOST (Goost rhyming with boost) but I think you could get away with Uh-GUST-eh with a very soft third syllable too!!
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f]! I love this! She seems vintage in a fresh way. I picture a little girl in a sundress and hat picking wildflowers. I think an [name_f]Augusta[/name_f] who wanted a nickname could be [name_f]Aggie[/name_f] or [name_u]Augie[/name_u] or [name_u]Gusty[/name_u] (maybe even [name_f]Windy[/name_f]) but I don’t really think it’s a name that feels like it needs a nickname (as a prolific nicknamer). I do prefer [name_f]Augusta[/name_f] as a first name and [name_u]Augustine[/name_u] as a middle name, but that’s personal preference.
@Greyblue and @Posielee those descriptions and imagery seem spot on! I really love them both
I hadn’t put [name_f]Augustine[/name_f] in the same camp as [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] and [name_f]Delphine[/name_f], but it makes perfect sense!
On a rainy Friday afternoon in May, we welcomed our sweet Augusta Ingrid to the world!
We love how old school, clunky, and artsy, yet sunny, regal and grand her name is. Even though it’s very rare, it’s well known and I think it somehow fits in nicely with a lot of the more popular names today. And it just fits her so perfectly! She really couldn’t be anyone else.
I would definitely go with [name_f]Augustine[/name_f].
