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Asunción

“assumption (of Mary to heaven)”

feminineLatin script

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Spanish

Origin: Not established
4 language contexts: Spanish Aragonese Catalan +1 more
Follow the evidence: 7 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Asunción

Asunción is a feminine given name documented in Spanish, Aragonese, Catalan and 1 other language. English Wiktionary records the meaning “assumption (of Mary to heaven)”.

Separate records with matching spellings: Asuncion (Cebuano, Spanish)

Meaning in the sources

Source-reported

Meaning: “assumption (of Mary to heaven)”

From asunción (“assumption (of Mary to heaven)”), shortened from María (de la) Asunción, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary.

Sources for this account (5)

Wiktionary: AsunciónCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: AsunciónCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: AsunciónCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: AsunciónCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: AsunciónCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

02 / Across borders

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Documented as a given name in Spanish, Catalan, Galician.

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03 / By the numbers

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04 / Through time

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

María Asunción Aramburuzabala
born 1963
Mexican businesswoman, heiress, billionaire
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Susi Sánchez
born 1955
Spanish actress
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
Wikipedia Wikidata source

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06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms6

Wikidata Q3627689CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: AsunciónCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: AsunciónCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Greek Wiktionary: AsunciónCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: AsunciónCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: AsunciónCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1

Wikimedia Commons: File:LL-Q1321 (spa)-Faelune-Asunción (nombre).wavCC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Asunción

Asunción is a feminine given name documented in Spanish, Aragonese, Catalan and 1 other language. English Wiktionary records the meaning “assumption (of Mary to heaven)”.

Separate records with matching spellings: Asuncion (Cebuano, Spanish)

Meaning in the sources

Source-reported

Meaning: “assumption (of Mary to heaven)”

From asunción (“assumption (of Mary to heaven)”), shortened from María (de la) Asunción, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary.

Sources for this account (5)

Wiktionary: AsunciónCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: AsunciónCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: AsunciónCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: AsunciónCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: AsunciónCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Where Asunción is used

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0 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

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Spain

Language records

Documented as a given name in Spanish, Catalan, Galician.

Explore Spain

3 of 3 countries

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

María Asunción Aramburuzabala
born 1963
Mexican businesswoman, heiress, billionaire
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Susi Sánchez
born 1955
Spanish actress
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
Wikipedia Wikidata source

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms6

Wikidata Q3627689CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: AsunciónCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: AsunciónCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Greek Wiktionary: AsunciónCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: AsunciónCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: AsunciónCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1

Wikimedia Commons: File:LL-Q1321 (spa)-Faelune-Asunción (nombre).wavCC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

Asunción

About Asunción

Meaning in the sources

Where Asunción is used

Across borders

Spain

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

María Asunción Aramburuzabala

Susi Sánchez

Assumpció

Xonxa

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

Asunción

About Asunción

Meaning in the sources

Where Asunción is used

Across borders

Spain

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

María Asunción Aramburuzabala

Susi Sánchez

Assumpció

Xonxa

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Asunción

Meaning in the sources

Where Asunción is used

Across borders

Spain

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

María Asunción Aramburuzabala

Susi Sánchez

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Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Asunción

Meaning in the sources

Where Asunción is used

Across borders

Spain

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

María Asunción Aramburuzabala

Susi Sánchez

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Assumpció

Xonxa

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page