Agostina as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Agostina

What is the meaning of the name Agostina ?

The baby name Agostina is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /aɡosˈtiːna/ (Italian); respelling: ah-goh-STEE-nah.

Agostina is Italian in Origin.

Agostina is the Italian feminine form of Agostino, ultimately from the Latin Augustinus, a derivative of the imperial title Augustus meaning "venerable, exalted," traced to the verb augere "to increase." The name traveled through Christian Latin into the Romance languages, with feminine variants forming alongside the widespread veneration of St. Augustine of Hippo.

Documented in Italian records from the medieval period onward, Agostina persists as a traditional but uncommon choice in Italy and, through Italian diaspora influence, appears in Argentina and Uruguay (alongside the Spanish cognate Agustina). A notable bearer is St. Agostina Pietrantoni (1864-1894), an Italian nursing sister; some calendars mark her feast on 13 November, while others associate the name day with St. Augustine on 28 August. Common short forms include Tina and Agos. Related forms: Agustina (Spanish, Catalan), Agostinha (Portuguese), Augustine (French), Augustina (English), Augustyna (Polish); masculine counterparts include Agostino, Agustín, and Augustin; see also Augusta.