# Augusta

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /əˈɡʌstə/ · frequency rank #13,094

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Latin.
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17. A township in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, eastern Ontario, Canada.
18. A town in Sicily, Italy.
19. A town in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River, Western Australia.
20. A habitational surname from Italian, from the town in Sicily.
21. A male given name transferred from the surname or place name.

## Etymology
From Latin Augusta, feminine of Augustus. The places are mostly named for British royalty.

## Easily confused with
- **auguste** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/augusta-vs-auguste)
- **Augustus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/augusta-vs-augustus)
- **Augustin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/augusta-vs-augustin)
- **august** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/august-vs-augusta)

## Common misspellings (9)
`aguusta`, `auggusta`, `augsuta`, `augusat`, `augussta`, `augustta`, `augutsa`, `auugsta`, `uagusta`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/augusta