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*Latin 'Augusta': highness, majestic, venerable. Feminine version of 'Augustus'.
 
*Latin 'Augusta': highness, majestic, venerable. Feminine version of 'Augustus'.
  
James Joyce's middle name was Augusta due to a clerical error. His parents intended to name him Augustine.  
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*James Joyce's middle name was Augusta due to a clerical error. His parents intended to name him Augustine.  
  
Augusta was the name of the Roman Livia, wife of Augustus Caesar.
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*Augusta was the name of the Roman Livia, wife of Augustus Caesar.

Revision as of 07:16, 1 January 2006

  • Latin 'Augusta': highness, majestic, venerable. Feminine version of 'Augustus'.
  • James Joyce's middle name was Augusta due to a clerical error. His parents intended to name him Augustine.
  • Augusta was the name of the Roman Livia, wife of Augustus Caesar.