Asunción (first name)

Asunción is a mostly female given name .

Origin and meaning

The name is Spanish and means Assumption of Mary . The name is given in reference to the assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven. Therefore it can also be given to men as a supplementary name.

A diminutive is Asun .

variants

• Assumpta

Well-known namesake

Female

• Asunción Balaguer (1925-2019), Spanish actress
• María Asunción Aramburuzabala (* 1963), Mexican entrepreneur

Male

• José Asunción Flores (1904–1972), Paraguayan composer

See also

• Asunción (disambiguation)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Asunción. Retrieved April 28, 2019 .