Asunción

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
"assumption" or "Ascension (of Christ)" in reference to the Catholic holiday
Pronunciation
a-soon-SYON(Latin American Spanish)
a-soon-THYON(European Spanish)
ah-soon-see-YON (Spanish)
Popularity
Asunción is a rare name outside of Spanish-speaking countries. In the United States, it has never ranked among the top 1000 baby names.

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Cartoon of Asunción

Asunción Name meanings & History

"assumption" or "Ascension (of Christ)" in reference to the Catholic holiday. Means "assumption" in Spanish. This name is given in reference to the assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven. Asunción is typically used as a first name for girls. Some families may use it as a middle name or as part of a compound name (e.g. María de la Asunción).

Zodiac Sign of Asunción: Action Aries

Synonyms of Asunción:

A: Assertive,Aggressive,Argumentative,Ambitious,Action,Angry

S: Status,Sex,Solidity,Success,Social Standing,Sensuality,Security

U: Universality,Undermining,Unity,Understanding,Utopia

N: Nagging,Nutrition,Neurosis,Nervous,Nice,Neat,Nitpicking

C: Chatty,Curious,Copycat,Cute,Candid,Clever,Choice

I: Indulgence,Involved,Intimate

O: Obsolete,Obstinate,Organized,Obsessive,Ostentatious

Asunción is:

  • a Classic name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name

Famous People

Asunción Lavrin (Mexican-American historian), Asunción Ochoa (Bolivian singer-songwriter), Asunción Silva (Colombian poet)

2.) Asunción (Female)

Usage: Spanish

Meanings: (Spanish) assumption.


3.) ASUNCIÓN (Male)

Usage: Spanish

Meanings: Derived from the Spanish asunción (assumption). The name, bestowed upon both males and females, is used in reference to the Assumption, the taking of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary into heaven after her death. Var: Ascención, Ascenciono, Ascentio, Ascinción, Ascunsión, Asecenciano, Asención, Assensión, Assentión, Assumpción. Short: Acencio, Asencio, Aucencio, Cención, Censión, Sención. Pet: Chencho, Chica. (AH-SOON-SEE-OWN)


4.) ASUNCIÓN (Female)

Usage: Spanish

Meanings: Derived from the Spanish asunción (assumption). The name is bestowed in reference to the assumption of Mary to heaven following her death. Var: Ascensiana, Ascenssia, Assunta, Asunsia. Pet: Chica, Choncha. (AH-SOON-SEE-OWN)


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