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