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I'm starting to like Augusta.Am I crazy? Hmm. Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
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Everything is okay ;) Augusta is wonderful.
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Not at all. I love Augusta, but then again I'm incredibly biased. We pronounce it ow-goos-tah though, so the name does not seem as harsh as it does in English.
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It reminds me of Gustave when pronounced like that, which makes it seem adorable (I've met an adorable toddler named Gustave).
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I love Augusta. Tried to convince husband of it but he wouldn't have a bar of it :(
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I don't personally like it but I do 'respect' it and would love to see it used more often.
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Someone picked it for me in a "what would you rename me" thread, and surprisingly, it was my favorite...maybe because it's almost more haughty than my real name. ;-)It has a weightiness and grit that I like, and it achieves that without sacrificing any classic femininity. I like Augustine a bit more at the moment, though.It's partly interesting to me because I don't like August / Augustus for guys. It also makes me think of upstate New York and Georgia, but I'm apathetic about that.

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I know your name is Victoria and I must say that I don't find Victoria haughty at all. Obviously, as it's what I named my daughter. Although I do know that Victoria being haughty is a.....I don't want to say "common" opinion, because I feel that the majority of people like the name Victoria, but those who don't like it commonly use as a reason they don't that it's haughty. Actually they usually say "cold" or "snooty" but same difference. This is just my opinion, of course, but the reason that I don't find Victoria haughty while I do find Augusta haughty is that Victoria is used so much more than Augusta, so it's borne by women from all walks of life. I find it far more accessible than Augusta, I guess is a good way to put it.
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Victoria is a goddess of victory, and in recent history, a famous one was the long reigning queen of an empire, while Augusta is a name used by ancient empresses.To me, Augusta is a little more approachable because it's shorter, and the idea of Gus as a NN is so humble seeming. I like the contrast. Victoria has been more recently popular, and it's more widespread, so more familiar. They're about even in terms of the aura of "power" I think they give off, which is what people react to IMO.I think it'd be nice if Augusta was more widespread. I think it's wearable.I'm not really dissing Victoria; I was teasing a little, because I have gotten the cold/haughty feedback about it. I do enjoy the regality of the name, might as well own it.

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I think Augusta has a lovely, elegant sort of charm to it. It is hard for me to picture on a little girl, though! And I wouldn't care for Gussie as a nickname at all. One to grow into, that's for sure.
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Not at all! I adore Augusta.
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Yes, you are quite mad, you know.I find it too haughty. It always make me think of a wealthy, snobby, middle-aged woman who is built like a battleship. Also I don't care for the "gust" syllable.
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No.There is an Augusta in my daughter's school. Her sisters are Aurora and Agatha, brother is Bauer.
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Hi !!!!Why would you be crazy?Augusta is quite old-fashionable but it's a strong, dignified and ancient name.How do you pronounce it?
My pronounciation of it is ow-GOOS-ta.
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