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Nicknames for Augustina

Aggie
Tina
Tine
Augusta
Austina
Austine
Gusta
Oggy
Gastina

Meanings and history of the name Augustina

Augustina - A venerable woman, or "worthy of respect". Majestic, exalted. Also 'august, dignified, holy'. Derived from the word augustus which is of the meaning 'to increase'.

Name Day:
27. May, 3. August, 28. August

Famous real-life people named Augustina

Agustina Raimunda María Saragossa Doménech, or Agustina de Aragón, (March 4, 1786 – May 29, 1857) was a famous Spanish heroine who defended Spain during the Spanish War of Independence, first as a civilian and later as a professional officer in the Spanish Army. Known as "the Spanish Joan of Arc".

Augustina Stridsberg, formerly Augustina Jirku (born in Vienna, c. 1896), was an American citizen, and the mother of Margietta Voge (née Jirku). Both mother and daughter worked for Soviet intelligence between 1943 and 1944. Stridsberg worked for the KGB San Francisco office. Her code name with Soviet intelligence, as deciphered by the Venona project, was "Klara". Stridsberg was also a writer and an interpreter as well as a literary translator.

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